Here is a listing of all the default LightWave 8.0 Modeller and Layout shortcuts and a comparison with LightWave 7.5. In 8.0 you can quickly get back to your old keyboard shortcuts but going into the Edit Keyboard Shortcuts dialogue box and selecting the 7.0 preset in the preset drop-down. If you make any changes to the keyboard shortcuts don't forget to save out your configuration so you have a backup of the changes you did.

Anything with a grey box below means that the configuration between the versions is different.

	Modeler		Layout
KEY	8.0	7.5	8.0	7.5

Upper Case (You press Shift and the letter)

A	Fit selected Items in Views	Fit selected Items in Views	Fit selected Items in Views	Fit selected Items in Views
B	Boolean	Boolean	Edit Mode - Bones	Edit Mode - Bones
C	Solid Drill	Solid Drill	Edit Mode - Camera	Edit Mode - Camera
D	Subdivide Polygons	Subdivide Polygons	BT_Exit Setup Mode
E	Extrude Tool	Extrude Tool	BT_Enter Setup Mode
F	Smooth Shift	Smooth Shift	Toggle Lens Flares	Toggle Lens Flares
G	Snap Drag Tool	Snap Drag Tool
H	Size Tool	Size Tool	Size Tool	Size Tool
I	Unify Polygons	Unify Polygons	BT_Import Hierarchy
J	Jitter	Jitter	BT_Export Hierarchy
K	Knife	Knife
L	Lathe	Lathe	Edit Mode - Lights	Edit Mode - Lights
M	Smooth	Smooth
N	New Object	New Object	Clear Scene	Clear Scene
O	Ball	Ball	Edit Mode - Objects	Edit Mode - Objects
P	Motion Path Extrude	Motion Path Extrude	BT_Rec Pivot Point
Q	Quit	Quit	Quit	Quit
R	Template Drill	Template Drill	Bone Rest Length
S	Incremental Object Saver	Save Object As	Incremental Save Scene	Save Scene As
T	Convert Polygons to Triangles	Convert Polygons to Triangles
U	Cut	Redo
V	Mirror	Mirror	Mirror	Volumetric Lighting Toggle
W	Text Tool	Text Tool
X	Box Tool	Box Tool
Y	Symmetry	Symmetry
Z	Merge Polygons	Merge Polygons


F1	Contents		Contents
F2	Center Selected	Center Selected	Joint Mixer
F3	Rest on Ground		Previous Viewport Layout	Previous Viewport Layout
F4	Rotate to Ground		Next Viewport Layout	Next Viewport Layout
F5	Surface Editor		Surface Editor	Activate Last Plug-in Interface
F6	Image Editor		Image Editor
F7	Layers Panel		VIPER
F8	Vertex Maps		Presets Shelf
F9	Preset Shelf		Render Current Frame	Render Current Frame
F10	Edit Font		Render Scene	Render Scene
F11	Add Plugins		Render Selected Objects	Render Selected Objects
F12	Switch to Layout	Switch to Layout	Switch to Modeller	Switch to Modeller
Shift-F1	Set Viewport - Front / Back	Set Viewport - Front / Back	Auto Key (On / Off)	Auto Key (On / Off)
Shift-F2	Set Viewport - Top / Bottom	Set Viewport - Top / Bottom	X-Axis / Heading Angle Toggle	X-Axis / Heading Angle Toggle
Shift-F3	Set Viewport - Right / Left	Set Viewport - Right / Left	Y-Axis / Pitch Angle Toggle	Y-Axis / Pitch Angle Toggle
Shift-F4	Set Viewport - Perspective / UV	Set Viewport - Perspective / UV	Z-Axis / Bank Angle Toggle	Z-Axis / Bank Angle Toggle
Shift-F5	Action Center - Mouse	Action Center - Mouse	Coordinate System - World	Coordinate System - World
Shift-F6	Action Center - Origin	Action Center - Origin	Coordinate System - Parent	Coordinate System - Parent
Shift-F7	Action Center - Pivot	Action Center - Pivot	Coordinate System - Local	Coordinate System - Local
Shift-F8	Action Center - Selection	Action Center - Selection	Enable Inverse Kinematics	Enable Inverse Kinematics
Shift-F9	Guest Viewport UV Image	Guest Viewport UV Image	Motion Blur / Depth of Field Preview	Motion Blur / Depth of Field Preview
Shift-F10
Shift-F11
Shift-F12
Ctrl-F1			Open Scene	Scene Editor
Ctrl-F2			Graph Editor	Graph Editor
Ctrl-F3		Surface Editor Panel		Surface Editor
Ctrl-F4		Image Editor Panel		Image Editor
Ctrl-F5		Layers Panel	Backdrop Options	Backdrop Options
Ctrl-F6		Vertex Maps Panel	Volumetric and Fog Options	Volumetric and Fog Options
Ctrl-F7			Compositing Option	Compositing Option
Ctrl-F8			Image Processing	Image Processing
Ctrl-F9
Ctrl-F10
Ctrl-F11
Ctrl-F12
Alt-F1`	Hide Floating Windows	Hide Floating Windows
Alt-F2	Hide Toolbar	Hide Toolbar	Hide Toolbar	Hide Toolbar
Alt-F3			Show Subpatch Cages	Show Subpatch Cages
Alt-F4			Show Motion Paths	Show Motion Paths
Alt-F5			Show Handles	Show Handles
Alt-F6			Show IK Chains	Show IK Chains
Alt-F7			Show Safe Areas	Show Safe Areas
Alt-F8			Show Field Chart	Show Field Chart
Alt-F9	Edit Keyboard Shortcuts	Edit Keyboard Shortcuts	Edit Keyboard Shortcuts	Edit Keyboard Shortcuts
Alt-F10	Edit Menu Layout	Edit Menu Layout	Edit Menu Layout	Edit Menu Layout
Alt-F11	Edit Plugins	Edit Plugins	Edit Plugins	Edit Plugins
Alt-F12			Set Content Directory	Set Content Directory


a	Fit All Item to Views	Fit All Item to Views	Fit All Item to Views	Fit All Item to Views
b	Bevel	Bevel
c	Clone	Copy
d	Display Options	Display Options	Display Options	Display Options
e	Extender	Rotate 90 Left
f	Flip Polygons	Flip Polygons	Go To Frame	Go To Frame
g	Center View on Mouse Pointer	Center View on Mouse Pointer	Center View on Mouse Pointer	Center View on Mouse Pointer
h	Stretch Tool	Stretch Tool	Stretch Tool	Stretch Tool
i	Selection Info	Selection Info
j	Jump points	Jump points
k	Remove Polygons	Remove Polygons
l	Connect	Load Object	Adjust Limited Region Tool	Adjust Limited Region Tool
m	Merge Points	Merge Points	Motion Options	Motion Options
n	Numeric Panel	Numeric Panel	Numeric Imput	Numeric Imput
o	General Options	General Options	General Options	General Options
p	Make Polygon	Make Polygon	Item Properties Panel	Item Properties Panel
q	Change Surface	Change Surface
r	Rotate 90 Degrees Right	Rotate 90 Degrees Right	Record Bone Rest Position	Record Bone Rest Position
s	Save Object	Save Object	Save Scene	Save Scene
t	Move Tool	Move Tool	Move Tool	Move Tool
u		Undo		Undo / Redo
v	Set Value	Paste
w	Statistics Panel	Statistics Panel	Scene Statistics	Scene Statistics
x		Cut
y	Rotate	Rotate	Rotate	Rotate
z	Redo	Airbrush Tool	Redo	Camera Zoom Tool


Ctrl-a	Fit All Items in one View	Fit All Items in one View	Select All Objects
Ctrl-b	Edge Bevel	Begin Control Point (On / Off)	IK Boost Tool
Ctrl-c	Copy	Clone	Clone Current Item	Clone Current Item
Ctrl-d	Freeze Curves and Patches	Freeze Curves and Patches	Sliders
Ctrl-e	Measure Tool	Magnify	FX Tool
Ctrl-f	Make Spline Patch	Make Spline Patch	Lens Flare Options	Lens Flare Options
Ctrl-g	Points Selection Mode	Points Selection Mode	Move TCB Tool
Ctrl-h	Polygon Selection Mode	Polygon Selection Mode	Light Intensity Tool
Ctrl-i
Ctrl-j	Volume Selection Mode	Volume Selection Mode	BT_JointMover
Ctrl-k	Spin Quads	Spin Quads	BT_Bone Twister
Ctrl-l	Split Polygons	Split Polygons	Limited Region (On / Off)	Limited Region (On / Off)
Ctrl-m
Ctrl-n	End Control Point (On/Off)	End Control Point (On/Off)	Add Null
Ctrl-o	Load Object	Make Closed Curve	Load Scene
Ctrl-p	Make Open Curve	Make Open Curve	Add Partigon
Ctrl-q	Zoom Tool	Measure Tool	Master Plugins
Ctrl-r	Rail Extrude	Rail Extrude	Bone Activation	Bone Activation
Ctrl-s	Save Object As	Smooth Curves	Save Scene As
Ctrl-t	Drag Tool	Drag Tool	BT_Tip Mover
Ctrl-u	Unweld Points	Unweld Points	BT_UnParentBone
Ctrl-v	Paste	Set Value	Volumetric Lighting Options	Volumetric Lighting Options
Ctrl-w	Weld points	Weld points	BT_MirrorHierarchy
Ctrl-x	Cut	Pan Tool	FX_Start
Ctrl-y	Array	Array Tool	Path Tool
Ctrl-z	Undo	Zoom Tool	Undo


0	Single Viewport	Single Viewport
1	View Mode - Back	View Mode - Back
2	View Mode - Top	View Mode - Top
3	View Mode - Right	View Mode - Right
4	View Mode - Perspective	View Mode - Perspective
5	View Mode - Light	View Mode - Light
6	View Mode - Camera	View Mode - Camera
7	View Mode - Schematic	View Mode - Schematic
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Esc
Tab	Toggle Subpatches On/Off	Toggle Subpatches On/Off	Hide Floating Windows	Hide Floating Windows
Return	Deselect Tool (Make)	Deselect Tool (Make)	Create Key	Create Key
Space	Change Selection Mode	Change Selection Mode	Change Tool	Change Tool
Page Up	Shift Layers Up	Shift Layers Up	Play Forward
Page Down	Shift Layers Down	Shift Layers Down	Play Backward
Delete	Delete Selected	Delete Selected	Delete Keyframe	Delete Keyframe
Insert	Insert Layer		Pause
Home	Delete Layer		First Frame
End	Object Collapser		Last Frame
Left	Scroll Left	Scroll Left	Go to Previous Frame	Go to Previous Frame
Right	Scroll Right	Scroll Right	Go to Next Frame	Go to Next Frame
Up	Scroll Up	Scroll Up	Select Previous Item	Select Previous Item
Down	Scroll Down	Scroll Down	Select Next Item	Select Next Item
Shift-Left	Scroll Left x 4	Scroll Left x 4	Go to Previous Key
Shift-Right	Scroll Right x 4	Scroll Right x 4	Go to Next Key
Shift-Up	Scroll Up x 4	Scroll Up x 4	Select First Item
Shift-Down	Scroll Down x 4	Scroll Down x 4	Select Last Item
Alt-Left	Nudge Left	Nudge Left
Alt-Right	Nudge Right	Nudge Right
Alt-Up	Nudge Up	Nudge Up
Alt-Down	Nudge Down	Nudge Down
Ctrl-Left
Ctrl-Right
Ctrl-Up			Select Previous Sibling	Select Previous Sibling
Ctrl-Down			Select Next Sibling	Select Next Sibling


"	Invert Selection (Quote symbol)	Invert Selection (Quote symbol)
'	Swap Layers(Apostrophe)	Swap Layers(Apostrophe)	Select Item by Name	Select Item by Name
+	Point Tool (Plus Sign)	Point Tool (Plus Sign)	Load Object	Load Object
,	Zoom Out (Comma)	Zoom Out (Comma)	Zoom Out	Zoom Out
.	Zoom In (Period)	Zoom In (Period)	Zoom In	Zoom In
-	Hide Selected (Minus Sign)	Hide Selected (Minus Sign)	Clear Selected Items	Clear Selected Items
/	Drop Current Tool	Drop Current Tool	Camera Zoom Tool
:	Magnet Tool (Colon)	Magnet Tool (Colon)
;	Drag Network Tool (Semi-colon)	Drag Network Tool (Semi-colon)
<	Zoom Out x 2 (Less Than Sign)	Zoom Out x 2 (Less Than Sign)	Zoom Out x 2 (Less Than Sign)	Zoom Out x 2 (Less Than Sign)
>	Zoom In x 2 (Greater Than Sign)	Zoom In x 2 (Greater Than Sign)	Zoom In x 2 (Greater Than Sign)	Zoom In x 2 (Greater Than Sign)
=	Hide Unselected	Hide Unselected	Add Child Bone	Add Child Bone
?	Invert Connected	--------------------
[	Shear Tool	Shear Tool	Decrease Grid Size	Decrease Grid Size
]	Select Connected	Select Connected	Increase Grid Size	Increase Grid Size
\	Unhide All	Unhide All
_	Clear Map from Vertices (Underscore)	Clear Map from Vertices (Underscore)
`	Sketch Tool	Sketch Tool
{	Contract Selection	Contract Selection	Record Minimum Joint Angles	Record Minimum Joint Angles
}	Expand Selection	Expand Selection	Record Maximum Joint Angles	Record Maximum Joint Angles
\|	Invert Hidden	Invert Hidden
~	Bend Tool	Bend Tool
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