Blender Shortcuts

Blender Keyboard Shortcuts v1.3 - Last updated 15th Nov

2023

General (most window types)

Toolbar T
Properties N
Add Object/Node Shift + A
Delete X or Delete
Search F3
Move G
Scale S
Rotate R
Rotate along axis R then X/Y/Z
Rotate along local R then X,X/Y,Y/Z,Z
axis
Trackball Rotate R, R

Precise movement Shift (hold)

Incremental Ctrl (hold)

movement
Duplicate Shift + D
Duplicate Linked Alt + D
Hide H
Unhide All Alt + H
Hide all Except Shift + H
Selected

Annotate D (hold) + LMB

(drag)
Erase Annotation D (hold) + RMB
(drag)
Quick favs menu Q

Navigation (3D viewport)

Orbit MMB
Pan Shift + MMB
Zoom In/Out Scroll or Ctrl + MMB
Fly Shift + ~

View (3D viewport)

Numpad views:

/
Isolate

7 8 9
Top Up Opposite

4 5 6
Left Persp/Ortho Right

1 2 3
Front Down Side

0 .
Camera Focus

View Pie Menu ~

Fast View Switch Alt + MMB (drag)
Show All Objects Home
Focus to region Shift + B

Object Mode (3D viewport)

Mode Pie Menu Ctrl + TAB
Edit/Object mode toggle TAB
Mirror Ctrl + M then X/Y/Z (or
MMB (drag))
Set Parent Ctrl + P
Clear Parent Alt + P
Toggle Snapping Shift + TAB
Clear Location Alt + G
Clear Rotation Alt + R
Clear Scale Alt + S
Apply Location / Scale / Ctrl + A
Rotation
Join Selected Objects Ctrl + J
Copy Attributes to New Ctrl + L
Objects

Add Subdivision level Ctrl + 0/1/2/3/4/5

Mask view to region / Alt + B
Clear mask
Center 3D cursor Shift + C
Move active object to M
Collection
Move Active Camera to Ctrl + Alt + Numpad 0
view
Set as Active Camera Ctrl + Numpad 0

General Selection (most window

types)
Select LMB
Select All A
Deselect All Alt + A
Marquee Box Select B

Circle Select C
Lasso Select Ctrl + RMB
Invert Selection Ctrl + i
Select Linked Shift + L
Select Similar Shift + G
Select specific object Alt + LMB

Shading (3D viewport)

Shading Pie Menu Z
Toggle X-Ray Alt + Z

Pie Menus
Pivot point pie menu .
Snap pie menu Shift + S
Orientation pie menu ,

Selection (Edit Mode)

Select Connected Ctrl + L
Mesh

Select Connected L
Mesh Under Cursor

Select Edge/Face Alt + LMB

Loop

Select Edge Ring Ctrl + Alt + RMB

Vertex Select Mode 1

Edge Select Mode 2

Face Select Mode 3

Mirror current Ctrl + Shift + M

selection

Select More/Less Ctrl +/-

Edge Crease Shift + E

Curve Editing (Edit mode)

Add new handle E or Ctrl + RMB
Change handle type V
Delete but maintain Ctrl + X
connection
Close curve Alt + C
Tilt Ctrl + T
Clear Tilt Alt + T

Modeling (Edit Mode)

Extrude E
Inset i
Bevel Ctrl + B
Bevel Vertices Ctrl + Shift + B
Loop cut Ctrl + R
Vertex/Edge Slide G,G
Knife K
Fill Face F
Shear Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S
Bend Shift + W
Split Y
Rip V
Rip Fill Alt + V
Merge M
Recalculate Normals Shift + N
Flip Normals Ctrl + Shift + N
Proportional Editing O
On/Off
Proportional Falloff Type Shift + O
Separate selectoin to new P
object

Texturing (Edit Mode)

Unwrap U

Mark Seam Ctrl + E

UV Editor
Select Island L (under cursor) or Ctrl
+L
Stitch V
Weld Shift + W
Pin P
Unpin Alt + P
Select Pinned Shift + P

Image Editor (View)

Properties, Scopes, N
Slots and Metadata
View at 100% 1 (Numpad)
View to Fit Shift + Home
Next Render Slot J
Previous Render Slot Alt + J
Select Render Slot 1-8
Save Image Alt + S
Save Image As Shift + S

Image Editor (Paint)

Create New Blank Image Alt + N
Open Image Alt + O
Brush Properties N
Brush Size F
Brush Strength Shift + F
Sample Color S
Flip Color X

Nodes (Materials / Compositor)

Cut Connection Ctrl + RMB (drag)

Reroute Connection Shift + RMB (drag)

Connect selected F

Properties N

Delete selected but Ctrl + X

maintain connection

Duplicate selected and Ctrl + Shift + D

maintain connection

Mute Selected M

Group Selected Ctrl + G

Ungroup Selected Ctrl + Alt + G

Edit Group (Toggle) TAB

Frame Selected Nodes Ctrl + J

Show/Hide inactive node Ctrl + H

slots

Compositor
Move backdrop Alt + MMB
Zoom backdrop V / Alt + V
Properties and N
performance

Sculpting
Brush Selection Shift + Space
Brush Size F
Brush Strength Shift + F
Brush Angle Ctrl + F
Angle Control R
Stroke Control E
Mask (box) B
Mask (brush) M
Clear Mask Alt + M
Invert Mask Ctrl + i
Hide (box) H

Rendering
Render F12
Render Animation Ctrl + F12
Playback rendered Ctrl + F11
animation
Set Render Region Ctrl + B
Clear Render Region Ctrl + Alt + B

Animation General
Play/Pause Playback Space
Reverse Play Ctrl + Shift + Space
Scroll through frames Alt + Scroll
Next/Previous Frame Left/Right arrow
First/Last Frame Shift + Left/Right
arrow
Jump to Keyframe Up/Down arrow
Add Keyframe on current i
frame
Delete Keyframe on Alt + i
current frame

Animation (Timeline / Dopesheet / Graph

Editor)
Toggle Dopesheet Ctrl + TAB
Toggle Frames/Seconds Ctrl + T
Zoom to fit active keyframes Home or .
(Numpad)
Set Keyframe Interpolation T
Set Keyframe Handle Type V
Set Keyframe Extrapolation Shift + E
Mirror Keyframes Ctrl + M
Set Preview Range P then LMB (drag)
Auto set preview range Ctrl + Alt + P
Clear Preview Alt + P
Marker M
Rename Marker Ctrl + M

Animation (Timeline / Dopesheet / Graph

Editor) (cont.)

Bind Selected Camera to Ctrl + B

Selected Marker

Select keyframes [/]

before/after current frame
Select all keyframes on Ctrl + K
current frame

Graph Editor
Add Keyframe at Cursor Ctrl + RMB
Properties and Modifiers N
Lock Selected Channel TAB

Rigging (Armatures)
Add new bone E
Duplicate bone Shift + D
Bone Settings Shift + W
Roll Ctrl + R
Clear Roll Alt + R
Recalculate Roll Shift + N
Align bone Ctrl + Alt + A
Switch bone direction Alt + F
Dissolve Bone Ctrl + X
Dissolve bones Ctrl + X
Split Y
Separate P
Scroll Hierarchy ] and [

Posing Mode
Add Keyframe i
Clear Location Alt + G
Clear Rotation Alt + R
Clear Scale Alt + S
Apply Pose Ctrl + A
Propagate Pose Alt + P
Push Pose from Ctrl + E
Breakdown
Relax Pose to Breakdown Alt + E
Pose Breakdowner Shift + E
Copy Pose Ctrl + C
Paste Pose Ctrl + V
Add IK Shift + i
Add Pose to Library Shift + L
Paste Pose Flipped Ctrl + Shift + V
Add Constraint Ctrl + Shift + C

Window General (most window types)

Toolbar T
Properties bar N
Maximise Area (but keep Ctrl + Space
toolbar)
Fullscreen Area Ctrl + Alt + Space
Quad view Ctrl + Alt + Q

Change Window Type (Under Cursor)

Movie Clip Shift + F2
Nodes Shift + F3
Python Console Shift + F4
3d Viewport Shift + F5
Graph Shift + F6
Properties Shift + F7
Video Sequencer Shift + F8
Outliner Shift + F9
UV/Image Shift + F10
Text Shift + F11
Dope Sheet Shift + F12

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