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BLENDER HOTKEY SHEET v1.0

for Blender 2.8 beta/2.79x

CONTENT

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sculpting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Masking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Transform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Materials & Postproduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Shader Editor and Compositing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Compositing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Image Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 UV Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hide/Unhide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Paint (Image Editor). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Relationships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Animation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Timeline, Dopesheet and Graph Editor �����������10
Rendering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Graph Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Edit Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Nonlinear Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Video Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Proportional Editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Organisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Vertex Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Outliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hide/Unhide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 File Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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 GENERAL

FUNCTION IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.79X FUNCTION IN 2.79X

Navigation
Rotate MMB + Drag
Pan Shift + MMB + Drag
Zoom Mousewheel
Select LMB (RMB optional) RMB

General
Animation Playback Space* Alt + A
Search F3 Space
Delete X
Join Objects Ctrl + J
Mirror on X/Y/Z axis Ctrl + M + X/Y/Z
Undo Ctrl + Z
Redo Shift + Ctrl + Z

View
Views Pie Menu ^ - Select/Unselect all layers
Center Selected Numpad ,
Toggle Maximize Area Ctrl + Space Ctrl + Page up
Toggle Full Screen Area Ctrl + Alt + Space Alt + F10
Toggle X-Ray View Alt + Z
Toggle Wireframe View Shift + Z
Shading Pie Menu Z - Wireframe toggle
Relative View Axis Switching Alt + Drag MMB - -
Top View Numpad 7
Front View Numpad 1
Right View Numpad 3
Bottom View Shift + Numpad 7
Back View Shift + Numpad 1
Left View Shift + Numpad 3
Walk Navigation Shift + ^

* You can manually define the function of the spacebar in the Preferences under Input: It can represent Animation
Playback, the Tool Menu or the Search function. By default it is set to Animation Playback.

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 FUNCTION IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.79X FUNCTION IN 2.79X

Transform
Grab G
Rotate R
Scale S
Move G
Move along global axis G + X/Y/Z
Move along local axis G + XX/YY/ZZ
Scale S
Scale along global axis S + X/Y/Z
Scale along local axis S + XX/YY/ZZ
Rotate R
Rotate along global axis R + X/Y/Z
Rotate along local axis R + XX/YY/ZZ
Free Rotate R+R
Duplicate Shift + D
Duplicate Linked Alt + D
Apply Transform Ctrl + A
Reset Position Alt + G
Reset Rotation Alt + R
Reset Scale Alt + S
Snapping Toggle Shift + Tab

Selection
Select LMB* - Set 3D Cursor
Select All A
Deselect All Alt + A (quick doubletap A) A
Border Select B or Drag LMB
Circle Select C
Select Grouped Shift + G
Invert Selection Ctrl + I
Select Linked Shift + L

Modes
Edit/Object Mode Tab
All Modes (Pie Menu) Ctrl + Tab - -

Menus
Tool Shelf Toggle T

* You can choose either Left Click Select (default) or Right Click Select in the Preferences under Input.

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Sidebar Toggle N - Properties Toggle

Quick Favorites Q - -
Add Menu Shift + A
Object Context Menu RMB* - Select
Orientation Pie Menu , - -
Pivot Pie Menu . Alt + Space (no Pie)
Window Context Menu F4 - -
Snapping Pie Menu Shift + S (no pie)

Editors
3D Viewport Shift + F5
Image/UV Editor Shift + F10 - UV Editor
Shader Editor Shift + F3
Compositing/Texture Node Ed. Shift + F3 - Node Editor
Video Sequencer Shift + F8
Movie Clip Editor Shift + F2 - Logic Editor
Dope Sheet/Timeline Shift + F12 - Dope Sheet
Graph Editor/Drivers Shift + F6 - Graph Editor
Text Editor Shift + F11
Python Console Shift + F4
Outliner Shift + F9
Properties Shift + F7
File Browser Shift + F1

Hide/Unhide
Hide H
Unhide All Alt + H
Hide Unselected Shift + H
Local View /

Relationships
Set Parent Ctrl + P
Clear Parent Alt + P
Make Links Ctrl + L

* If you have chosen Right Click Select (in the User Preferences under Input), the Object Context Menu is accessible
via the W key.

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Camera
Camera View Numpad 0
Align Camera to View Ctrl + Alt + Numpad 0
Set Active Object as Camera Ctrl + Numpad 0

File
Save Ctrl + S
Save As Ctrl + Shift + S
New File Ctrl + N
File Context Menu F2 - Save Window
Quit Blender Ctrl + Q

Rendering
Render Image F12
Render Animation Ctrl + F12
Play Rendered Animation Ctrl + F11
Set Render Region Ctrl + B
Reset Render Region Ctrl + Alt + B

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 EDIT MODE

FUNCTION IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.79X FUNCTION IN 2.79X

Selection
Vertex Selection 1 (Strg + Tab) Selection Menu
Edge Selection 2 (Strg + Tab) Selection Menu
Face Selection 3 (Strg + Tab) Selection Menu
Select Linked Ctrl + L
Select Linked under Cursor L
Grow/Shrink Selection Ctrl + +/-
Select Edge Loop Alt + RMB*
Select Edge Ring Ctrl + Alt + RMB*
Slide Edge Selection G+G
Select Mirror Ctrl + Shift + M

Tools
Extrude E
Bevel Ctrl + B
Loopcut Ctrl + R
Knife Cut K
Inset I
Separate P
Unwrap U
Fill Face F
Shrink/Fatten Alt + S
Rip Fill Alt + V
Shear Shift + Ctrl + Alt + S
To Sphere Shift + Alt + S
Split Y
Rip V
Triangulate Ctrl + T
Merge Selected Alt + M
Make Normals Consistent Shift + N Ctrl + N

Proportional Editing
Proportional Edit O
Proportional Edit Connected Alt + O - -

* Left Mouse Button, if the Select with is set to Left Mouse Button in the Preferences under Input.

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Vertex Groups
Assign to Vertex Group Ctrl + G
Remove from Vertex Group Ctrl + Alt + G - -

Hide/Unhide
Hide H
Unhide Alt + H

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 SCULPTING

FUNCTION IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.79X FUNCTION IN 2.79X

Control
Stroke Method Menu E
Angle Control R
Brush Size F
Brush Strength Shift + F
Brush Angle Ctrl + F

Masking
Mask M 0 or M
Clear Mask Alt + M
Invert Mask Ctrl + I
Box Mask B

Brushes
Grab G G or 7
Box Hide H
Inflate I I or 8
Snake Hook K Shift + 7 or K
Layer L L or 9
Pinch P Shift 2 or P
Smooth S or Shift + Drag Shift + 6 or S or Shift + Drag
Draw X Shift + 5 or X
Clay C C or 2
Crease Shift + C Shift + C or 4
Flatten Shift + T Shift + T or 6
Clay Strips Shift + Space, 1 3
Blob Shift + Space, 2 1
Fill Shift + Space, 3 5
Scrape Shift + Space, 4 Shift + 4
Thumb Shift + Space, 5 Shift + 8
Nudge Shift + Space, 6 Shift + 1
Rotate Shift + Space, 7 Shift + 3
Simplify Shift + Space, 9 - -

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 MATERIALS & POSTPRODUCTION

FUNCTION IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.79X FUNCTION IN 2.79X

Shader Editor and Compositing

Group Ctrl + G
Ungroup Ctrl + Alt + G Alt + G
Edit Group Toggle Tab
Join in New Frame Ctrl + J Shift + P
Cut Links Shift + Space, 7 Ctrl + LMB
Delete with Reconnect Ctrl + X

Compositing
Background Image Move Alt + MMB
Background Image Zoom out V
Background Image Zoom in Alt + V

Image Editor
New Image Alt + N
Open Image Alt + O
Save Image Alt + S
Save Image As Shift + S F3

UV Editor
Mark Seam Ctrl + E
Select Split Y
Grow/Shrink Selection Ctrl + +/-
Stitch V
Pin P
Unpin Alt + P

Paint (Image Editor)

Sample Color S
Brush Size F
Brush Strength Shift + F
Brush Colors Flip X

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 ANIMATION

FUNCTION IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.79X FUNCTION IN 2.79X

General
Insert Keyframe I
Delete Keyframes Alt + I

Timeline, Dopesheet and Graph Editor

Play/Stop Animation Space Alt + A
Play/Stop Animation Reverse Ctrl + Shift + Space Ctrl + Alt + A
Set Preview Range P + Drag LMB
Clear Preview Range Alt + P
Next/Previous Frame Left/Right
Jump to first/last frame Shift + Left/Right
Toggle Frames/Seconds Ctrl + T
Mirror Keyframes Ctrl + M Shift + M
Sample Keyframes Shift + Alt + O Shift + O
Select More/Less Ctrl + +/-
Select Linked L
Jump to Keyframes Ctrl + G
Set Keyframe Handle Type V
Set Keyframe Interpolation T
Set Keyframe Easing Type Ctrl + E
Add Time Marker M
Rename Marker Ctrl + M
Find Channels Ctrl + F
View Selected Numpad ,

Graph Editor
Add F-Curve Modifier Shift + Ctrl + M
Hide Channels H
Unhide Channels Alt + H
Smooth Keys Alt + O

Drivers
Add Driver Ctrl + D
Remove Driver Ctrl + Alt + D

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Nonlinear Animation
Add Action Strip Shift + A
Add Transition Shift + T
Add Sound Clip Shift + K
Add Meta-Strips Ctrl + G
Remove Meta-Strips Ctrl + Alt + G
Split Strips Y
Toggle Muting H
Swap Strips Alt + F
Move Strips Up/Down Page Up/Down

Video Sequencer
Cut Strips K
Mute Strips H
Unmute Strips Alt + H
Toggle Meta-Strip Tab
Make Meta-Strip Ctrl + G
UnMeta-Strip Ctrl + Alt + G Alt + G
View Frame Numpad 0
View Selected Numpad ,
Snap Strips to Frame Shift + S
Trim Strips S

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 ORGANISATION

FUNCTION IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.8 BETA HOTKEY IN 2.79X FUNCTION IN 2.79X

Outliner
New Collection C - -
Delete Collection X - -
Move to Collection M - -
Link to Collection Shift + M - -
Set Exclude E - -
Clear Exclude Alt + E - -

File Browser
Next Folder Alt + Right
Previous Folder Alt + Left
Parent File Alt + Up
Create New Directory I
Delete Selected Files X
Add Bookmark Ctrl + B

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