Shortcuts or Hotkeys in Nuke or Foundry Nuke
Foundry Nuke Shortcuts
Shortcut Key or Hotkey is very much necessary in Post-Production workflow in Nuke. Here you can find most of the Key you need while working in Foundry Nuke. These Shortcuts Keys or Hotkeys are for Nuke's windows version only.
Common Foundry Nuke Shortcuts / Nuke Hotkeys for Foundry Nuke
- New – Ctrl + n
- Open – Ctrl + o
- Save – Ctrl + s
- Close – Ctrl + w
- Exit – Ctrl + q
- Undo – Ctrl + z
- Redo – Ctrl+ y
- Cut – Ctrl + x
- Copy – Ctrl + c
- Paste – Ctrl + v
- Paste2 – Ctrl + Shift + v
- Select all – Ctrl + a
- Search - /
- Duplicate – Alt + c
- Clone – Alt + k
- Declone – Alt + Shift + k
- Force Clone – Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k
- Copy as Clones – Ctrl + k
- Script Command – x
- TCL file – Alt + x
- Script info – Alt + i
Node related Foundry Nuke Shortcuts
- Postage stamp on/off – Alt + p
- Disable or Enable – d
- Info Viewer – i
- Group – Ctrl + g
- Copy Gizmo to group – Ctrl + Shift + g
- Snap to Grid - |
- Snap all to Grid - \
- Connect – select one node then press Shift and click on another node and press y
- Connect a Viewer node to a node – select the node and press 1
- Connect a Viewer node to multiple nodes – select a node and press 1 then select another node and press 2 then select another node and press 3 …. In this way you can connect up to 10 nodes with a single Viewer. Then select the Viewer node and press 1, 2, 3 ….. to toggle the connected view.
- Disconnect node – select the node and press Ctrl + d
- Disconnect a node from a tree – Ctrl + Shift + x
- Select multiple nodes – press Shift while clicking each node you want to select
- Select upstream nodes with a single click – press Ctrl + Shift and click a node from the node tree to select all upstream nodes from that node.
- Select all nodes – Ctrl + a
- Search node - /
- Rename node – select a node and press n
- Preferences – Shift + s
- Preferences – Ctrl + ,
- Project settings – s
- Show curve editor – Shift + ~
- Toggle full screen – Alt + s
- Create New Viewer – Ctrl + i
- Toggle hide float viewer - `
- Next Tab – Ctrl + t
- Close Tab – Shift + Esc
- Clear Properties pane – put the cursor in Properties pane and Ctrl + Shift + a
If you want to add Tools Node in Foundry Nuke then
- Read node – r
- Write node – w
- Copy node – k
- Color Correct node – c
- Grade node – g
- Bazier node – p
- Blur node - b
- Merge node – m
- Add Mix node – Shift + a
- Transform node – t
- Dot node - .
- Sticky Note node – Alt + n
View related Foundry Nuke Shortcuts / Nuke Hotkeys
- Pan – Alt + click and drag
- Zoom out - - (minus sign)
- Zoom in - + (plus sign)
- Zoom in / out – Alt + click the middle mouse button and drag
- Fit in view – f
- Fill in Viewer pane only – h
- View previous - ;
- View next – ’
Playback related Foundry Nuke Shortcuts / Nuke Hotkeys
- Toggle Play forward – L ( small L )
- Toggle Play backward – j
- Stop – k
- Goto Frame – Alt + g
- Goto first frame – Home key
- Goto last frame – End key
- Next Frame – Right Arrow Key
- Previous Frame – Left Arrow Key
- Jump step forward – Input value in frame increment field and Shift + Right Arrow Key while your cursor on the Viewer pane
- Jump step backward – Input value in frame increment field and Shift + Left Arrow Key while your cursor on the Viewer pane
- Previous keyframe – Alt + Left Arrow key while the mouse pointer is on the Viewer pane
- Next keyframe – Alt + Right Arrow key while the mouse pointer is on the Viewer pane
- Pan the timeline – press Alt key and drag the timeline
- Pan reset the timeline – click the right mouse button once on the timeline
- Adjust playback range – press Ctrl key and drag the red playback marker on the timeline.
Toggle rgba channels in Viewer pane with Nuke Shortcuts / Nuke Hotkeys
Put the mouse cursor in Viewer pane then press button from keyboard
- r – for red channel
- g – for green channel
- b – for blue channel
- a – for alpha channel
- press any of the above key ( r / g / b / a ) twice to switch back to the rgb mode
If you use a proxy image then press Ctrl + p to toggle between original and proxy mode