Object Menu

Keyboard shortcut
Function
CommandShiftNCommand-Shift-N
Add an empty group to the project.
CommandOptionCCommand-Option-C
Add a camera to the project.
CommandShiftLCommand-Shift-L
Add a light to the project.
CommandShiftDCommand-Shift-D
Add a drop zone to the project.
CommandControlRCommand-Control-R
Add a rig to the project.
CommandShiftRightBraceCommand-Shift-Right Brace (})
Move the selected object to the top of the Layers list.
CommandShiftLeftBraceCommand-Shift-Left Brace ({)
Move the selected object to the bottom of the Layers list.
CommandRightSquareBracketCommand-Right Bracket (])
Move the selected object up the Layers list by one level.
CommandLeftSquareBracketCommand-Left Bracket ([)
Move the selected object down the Layers list by one level.
CommandShiftGCommand-Shift-G
Group the selected objects into a new layer.
CommandOptionGCommand-Option-G
Ungroup a group of objects so you can manipulate the objects individually.
ControlTControl-T
Make an object active or deactivate an object.
ControlSControl-S
For an audio track, enable/disable the Solo button of the selected track. For an object, solo the object.
ControlIControl-I
Isolate the selected group or layer.
ControlLControl-L
Lock/unlock an object.
ShiftControlSShift-Control-S
Unsolo only the video portion of a file that contains video.
ControlDControl-D
Convert a 2D group to 3D, or convert a 3D group to 2D.
CommandShiftMCommand-Shift-M
Add an image mask to the selected object.
ControlKControl-K
Add a keyframe (to the last modified parameter for the selected object).
CommandKCommand-K
Convert the applied behaviors to keyframes.
EE
Make the selected object the cell source for a particle emitter.
LL
Replicate the selected object.
KK
Clone the selected layer.
ShiftFShift-F
Open the Media list and Inspector to display the source and properties of media objects.