Blender 2.

8 Shortcut Keys
Cheat Sheet

Blender is a vast multi-purpose program designed to do some very complex things. Luckily for us
the creators simplified the interface and squeezed most commands into shortcut key and mouse
button combinations. Granted there is a steep learning curve but once mastered you’ll wonder what
all the fuss was about. The secret to mastering (at least the most common ones) is to practice! Start
a project for yourself and start Blending!
Here are some useful settings I like to change but feel free to use the defaults.
Go to Edit – Preferences – Navigation:
Put a check mark in "Zoom to mouse position"
This lets you zoom to the position of the cursor on screen in the 3D view.
Put a check mark in "Orbit around selection"
This lets you rotate around the selected object in the 3D view

In the bottom left corner click the three line icon and ensure "Auto-save preferences" is checked.
This will save any changes you make.
Essentials:
It is recommended, and to get full interface integration use a three button mouse, preferably with a
scroll wheel as the centre button.
Blender will work most efficiently for you with one hand on your three button mouse and the
other on a keyboard. Below are some of the most commonly used short cut key combinations.
Abbreviations: LLB (Left Mouse Button), MMB (Middle Mouse Button), RMB (Right Mouse
Button).
In most instances select with LMB and cancel with RMB.

Usually when you buy a new high tech product you unpack it, then straight away open the user
manual and read it as you try out all the buttons! Yeah more like “what? there’s a manual?”. The
best way I found to learn new keys in Blender has been to try out every combination listed below.
Just open up Blender and start working through them a couple of times, you’ll be amazed at what
you discover.
These are the shortcut keys I use regularly and are by no means a complete list and I'm sure there
are some great ones I have yet to discover.
Middle Mouse Button (MMB) Combinations

MMB + Hold + Drag – Rotates the 3D View - Drag the Editors Up/Down/Left/right
MMB Roll – Zooms in and Out in the 3D View – Rolls menus Up/Down
MMB + Shift – Pan
MMB + CTRL + Drag – Zooms
MMB + Alt + Drag in direction – Switch Views

Left Mouse Button (LMB) Combinations

LMB Click – Selects and Confirms Actions

LMB Click + Drag – Box Selects

Right Mouse Button (RMB) Combinations

RMB + Shift – Place 3D Cursor

RMB + CTRL – Lasso Select
RMB – With an Object Selected Bring up an Object Context Menu
RMB – Cancels an Operation
 Keys Description Mode

Ctrl +Tab Mode Menu All

Tab Mode Object/Edit
Home Centre 3D View All
Delete Delete Menu All
Spacebar Play Animation All
Full Stop Pivot Menu All
Numpad / Local/Global View All
' View Pie Menu All
Minus Zoom Out All
Ctrl + Minus Decrease Selection Edit
Plus Zoom In All
Ctrl + Plus Increase Selection Edit
Shift + Tab Snap During Transform Object/Edit
Shift + Spacebar Tool Shelf Menu All
Shift + Ctrl + Spacebar Reverse Play/Pause Animation All
Ctrl + Spacebar Full Screen All
Ctrl + Alt + A Align Bones Edit
Ctrl + ' Fly Mode All
Control Keys (w, s, d,, a)
Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar Full View All
Ctrl + Alt + Q Quad View All
Ctrl + Alt + LMB Edge Ring Select Edit
Alt + LMB Edge Select Edit
1 Vertex Selection Edit
2 Edge Selection Edit
3 Face Selection Edit
 A-Z
A Select Object/Edit/Pose
Double Tap A Select/Deselect All Object/Edit/Pose
Alt + A Deselect All Object/Edit/Pose
Shift + A Add Menu Object/Edit/Pose
Ctrl + A Apply Menu Object/Pose
B Box Select Object/Edit/Pose
Shift + B Zoom to Selected All
Ctrl + B Bevel Edge Edit
Ctrl + Shift + B Bevel Vertices Edit
C Circle Select/Deselect/Exit Object/Edit
LMB/MBB/RMB
Shift + C Re-set 3D Cursor Object/Edit/Pose/Vertex/
Weight/Texture
Ctrl + C Copy All
Shift +D Duplicate (Unlinked) Object/Edit
Alt + D Duplicate (Linked) Object
D + LMB Grease Pencil Draw All
D + RMB Grease Pencil Erase All
E Extrude Edit
Shift + E Edge Crease Edit
Ctrl + E Edges Menu Edit
Alt + E Extrude Menu Edit
F Fill Edit
F Brush Size Sculpt/Vertex/Weight/Texture/
Strokes
Shift + F Brush Strength Object/Edit/Pose
Control Keys (w, s, d,, a)
Fall to ground (Tab)
Shift + F Brush Strength Sculpt/Vertex/Weight/Texture/
Strokes
Ctrl + F Faces Menu Edit
G Move All
GG Edge Slide Edit Mode
Shift + G Select Grouped Object/Pose
Shift + G Select Similar Edit
 Keys Description Mode

Ctrl + G Create New Collection Object/Pose

Ctrl + Alt + G Remove from Collection Object
Alt + G Clear Translate Transformations Object/Edit/Pose
Ctrl + Shift + Alt +G Remove from all Collections Object
Ctrl + Shift + G Add selected to Active Object
Collection
H Hide Selected Object/Edit/Sculpt/Pose
Shift + H Hide Unselected Object/Edit/Sculpt/Pose
Ctrl + H Hide Collection Menu Edit
Alt + H Reveal Hidden Object/Edit/Sculpt/Pose
I Inset Edit
I Insert Keyframe Object/Pose
Ctrl + i Invert Selection Object/Edit
Alt + i Delete Keyframe Object/Pose
Shift + Ctrl + Alt + I Select new Keying Set Active Object/Pose
Ctrl + J Join Object
K Knife Tool Edit
L Select all Connected Edit
Shift + L Add Pose to Library Pose
Shift + L Select Linked Object
Ctrl + L Make Links Object
M Move to Collection Object/Pose
Ctrl + M Mirror/Flip Edit
Alt + M Merge Menu Edit
Also Replaces Remove Doubles
N Properties Shelf All
Ctrl + N New File All
Shift + N Recalculate Normals Edit
O Proportional Falloff Object/Edit
Shift + Ctrl + O Open Recent All
Ctrl + O Open All
 Keys Description Mode

P Separate Edit
Ctrl + P Set Parent to Menu Object/Pose
Ctrl + P Make Vertex Parent Edit
Alt + P Clear Parent Object
Alt + P Propagate Menu Pose
Q Quick Favourites All
Ctrl + Q Quit Blender All
R Rotate Object/Edit/Pose
Shift + R Repeat Last Action Object/Edit/Pose
Ctrl + R Insert Loop cut Edit
Ctrl + R Set Rotation Mode Pose
Alt + R Clear Rotation Transforms Object/Pose
S Scale Object/Edit/Pose
Shift + S Snap Menu Object/Edit/Pose
Ctrl + S Save All
Alt + S Clear Scale Transforms Object/Pose
Alt + S Shrink/Flatten Edit
Shift + Ctrl + S Save As All
T Tool Shelf All
Ctrl + T Triangulate Faces Edit
U Unwrap Edit
V Rip Edit
Ctrl+ V Paste All
Ctrl + V Vertex Menu Edit
Shift + V Vertex Slide Edit
W Toggle Select Menu Object/Edit
X Delete Menu All
Ctrl + X Dissolve Selected Edit
Y Split Edit
Z Shading Menu All
Ctrl + Z Undo All
Shift + Ctrl + Z Redo All
 Views

Toggle between
Perspective/Orthographic with
Numpad 5

Numpad Zero Camera Perspective/ 3DView All

Numpad 1 Front View All
Ctrl + Numpad 1 Back View All
Numpad 2 Roll Scene All
Numpad 3 Right View All
Ctrl + Numpad 3 Left View All
Numpad 4 Roll Scene All
Numpad 7 Top View All
Ctrl + Numpad 7 Bottom View All
Numpad 8 Roll Scene All
' View Menu All
Ctrl + Alt + Numpad Zero Align Active Camera to View All
F2 Name Selected Object All
F3 Search All
F4 File Context Menu All
F12 Render Image All
Ctrl + F12 Render Animation All
Shift + F2 Movie Clip Editor All
Shift + F3 Node Editor All
Shift + F4 Python Console All
Shift + F5 3D Viewport All
Shift + F6 Graph Editor All
Shift + F7 Properties Editor All
Shift + F8 Video Sequence Editor All
Shift + F9 Outliner All
Shift + F10 UV/Image Editor All
Shift + F11 Text Editor All
Shift + F12 Dope Sheet All