Lumion Keyboard Shortcuts + Free PDF Cheat Sheet (2026)

Below is the full list of Lumion keyboard shortcuts, grouped by workflow.

Lumion runs on direct keyboard control rather than menus. WASD walks the camera, Q and E lift and drop it, F1 through F11 jump to saved viewpoints, and single-letter keys like M, R, and L drag-edit objects.

Most users only know a handful by accident. Learning the most common hotkeys will cut your scene-build time significantly.

Want to know whether you can change keyboard shortcuts in Lumion? See can Lumion shortcuts be customized? further down. Pair this with our Lumion render settings guide and Lumion enhancer and you have the full speed-up package.

All Lumion keyboard shortcuts

This is the full Lumion hotkey list, broken down by workflow. Camera movement is the densest cluster: WASD plus Q/E plus modifier keys for speed. Camera viewpoints (F1 through F11) are how pros jump between fixed compositions without redrawing the camera each time. Object manipulation uses single-letter modal keys you hold while dragging.

Top tips for fluent Lumion navigation

Lumion's shortcut set is small. The difference between a beginner and a fluent user isn't the Lumion hotkey list, it's these eight habits. None of them are advertised in the UI.

Can Lumion keyboard shortcuts be customized?

Short answer: no. Lumion has no built-in interface for remapping keyboard shortcuts. Every binding on this page is hardcoded by Act-3D. There's no settings dialog, no config file, no command-line override. This is one of the genuine gaps in Lumion compared to Revit or AutoCAD.

If you really need a different binding, you can fake it with a third-party key-remapping tool that intercepts keystrokes before they reach Lumion.

The AutoHotkey workaround (Windows)

1. Install AutoHotkey. Free, open-source. Download from autohotkey.com.
2. Create a script. Right-click on the desktop, choose New → AutoHotkey Script. Open the file in any text editor.
3. Add a remap. Example: to make the F key trigger a random rotation (already default in Lumion) but only when Lumion is the active window, add:
   #IfWinActive ahk_exe Lumion.exe
F::Send {F}
#IfWinActive
4. Run the script. Double-click the .ahk file. It runs in the background. The remap only fires when Lumion is focused.

AutoHotkey is an OS-level intercept, not a Lumion feature. It works, but Lumion has no idea your bindings have changed, so the on-screen hints still show the default keys.

Will Lumion ever add shortcut customization?

It's been a frequent feature request on the Lumion community forum for years. As of Lumion 2024, no roadmap commitment. If you need configurable shortcuts as a hard requirement, the closest alternative is Twinmotion or D5 Render. See Lumion alternatives for a deeper comparison.

Tips to memorize Lumion shortcuts faster

• Set up your 11 viewpoints on day one. Open a project, frame your hero shots, save them with Ctrl+F1 through Ctrl+F11. From then on, F1–F11 jumps between them. This is the single biggest workflow upgrade in Lumion.
• Practice WASD + Spacebar together. Walk past the scene, hold Spacebar to slow down, frame the shot. After a few sessions your hands stop reaching for the mouse to recompose.
• Hold modal keys, don't tap them. M, R, L, P, B all activate while held and drag-edit on left-mouse. Release exits the mode. Tapping them does nothing, which is why beginners miss them.
• Print the cheat sheet. Download the PDF above, pin it next to your monitor. After two weeks of glancing at it, you won't need it.
• Build muscle memory in Photo mode. Photo mode uses the same camera shortcuts as the editor, but you're not at risk of accidentally moving an object. Safe place to drill the camera bindings.