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Earns its place in the ScriptSpot library as a compact macro that folds multiple view changes onto a few keys, from Shiva, a developer with over 20 years in 3ds Max.
ShivaTools: ViewNavi is a macro that enhances viewport navigation in 3ds Max, letting you use all views with fewer hotkeys. Instead of assigning a separate key to every view, it maps three actions that you bind to keys such as F, T and L.
The macro cycles views on repeated taps of the same key. The first tap of the assigned key sets the Top view, the second switches to Bottom, and so on. Installation involves copying the ShivaTools_ViewNavi.mcr file into your user_macros folder, then opening Customize > Hotkeys Editor, searching for ViewNavi, binding the three actions to keys such as F, T and L, and saving your hotkey preset.
ViewNavi is compatible with 3ds Max 2015 and later. It comes from Shiva, a 3D artist with over 20 years of experience in 3ds Max across architectural visualisation, advertising, music videos and props for movies and games.
ShivaTools: ViewNavi (enhances viewport navigation with hotkeys) is best for 3ds Max artists who want to move between viewport views using fewer hotkeys.
ShivaTools: ViewNavi (enhances viewport navigation with hotkeys) is completely free to download and use.
ShivaTools: ViewNavi is compatible with 3ds Max 2015 and later, covering a broad span of releases from that version forward. Installation places the macro in your version-specific user_macros folder, for example the 2024 ENU usermacros path, so the exact location depends on which release you run. Once the file is copied, you bind its actions through the Hotkeys Editor in that installation of 3ds Max.
ShivaTools: ViewNavi installs as a macro. Copy the ShivaTools_ViewNavi.mcr file into your user_macros folder, such as the AppData Autodesk 3dsMax usermacros path for your version. Then open Customize > Hotkeys Editor, type ViewNavi in the action search field, and select each of the three actions in turn. Overwrite their key bindings with keys such as F, T and L, then save your hotkey preset so the assignments stick.
ShivaTools: ViewNavi cycles views on successive taps of a bound key rather than using one key per view. With the key assigned to a view action, the first tap of T sets the Top view, the second tap switches to Bottom, and it continues from there. This lets you reach all views with fewer hotkeys, since a single key steps through more than one view instead of occupying a dedicated binding for each.
ShivaTools: ViewNavi is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing terms and any updates, check the developer's page on Gumroad, where Shiva also publishes other scripts and tools. The version listed here is version 1, last updated on 21 July 2023, so the developer's page is the best place to confirm the latest details before you download and install the macro.
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