Blender – Vipin V

Keyboard Shortcuts {.cols-2}

Universal

Shortcut	Action
`Esc`	Cancels Blender functions without changes
`Space`	Open the toolbox
`Tab`	Start or quit edit mode
`F1`	Loads a Blender file, changes the window to a file window
`Shift` `F1`	Appends parts from other files, or loads as library data
`F2`	Writes a Blender file, changes the window to a file window
`Shift` `F2`	Exports the scene as a DXF file
`Ctrl` `F2`	Exports the scene as a VRML1 file
`F3`	Writes a picture, if a picture has been rendered, and the file format is as indicated in the display buttons
`Ctrl` `F3`	Saves a screen dump of the active window
`Ctrl` `Shift` `F3`	Saves a screen dump of the whole Blender screen
`F4`	Displays the logic context
`F5`	Displays the shading context, light, material, or world sub-contexts
`F6`	Displays the shading context and texture sub-context
`F7`	Displays the object context
`F8`	Displays the shading context and world sub-context
`F9`	Displays the editing context
`F10`	Displays the scene context
`F11`	Hides or shows the render window
`F12`	Starts the rendering from the active camera
`Left`	Go to the previous frame
`Shift` `Left`	Go to the first frame
`Right`	Go to the next frame
`Shift` `Right`	Go to the last frame
`Up`	Go forward 10 frames
`Down`	Go back 10 frames
`Alt` `A`	Change the current Blender window to animation playback mode, the cursor changes to a counter
`Alt` `Shift` `A`	Change the current window and all 3D windows to animation playback mode
`I`	Insert key menu, this menu differs from window to window
`J`	Toggle the render buffers
`Ctrl` `O`	Opens the last saved file
`Q`	Quit Blender
`Ctrl` `Alt` `T`	Timer menu, this menu offers access to information about drawing speed
`Ctrl` `U`	Save user defaults, current project settings are written to the default file that will be loaded every time you start Blender
`Ctrl` `W`	Write file without opening a file window
`Alt` `W`	Write videoscape file
`Ctrl` `X`	Erase everything except the render buffer, the default scene is reloaded
`Ctrl` `Y`	Redo
`Ctrl` `Z`	Undo
`Ctrl` `Shift` `Z`	Redo
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Object Mode

Shortcut	Action
`Home`	All objects in the visible layer are displayed completely, centered in the window
`PgUp`	Select the next object key, if more than one is selected the selection is shifted up cyclically
`Shift` `PgUp`	Add to selection the next object key
`PgDn`	Select the previous object key, if more than one is selected the selection is shifted up cyclically
`Shift` `PgDn`	Adds to selection the previous object key
`	Select all layers
`Shift` `	Revert to the previous layer setting
`Tab`	Start or stop edit mode
`A`	Selects or deselects all
`Ctrl` `A`	Apply size and rotation
`Ctrl` `Shift` `A`	If the active object is automatically duplicated, brings up a menu for actually creating the objects
`Shift` `A`	Brings up the add menu, the toolbox items that start with ADD
`B`	Border select, draws a rectangle with the left mouse to select objects
`Shift` `B`	Render border, this only works in camera view mode
`C`	Center view, the position of the 3D cursor becomes the new center of the 3D window
`Alt` `C`	Convert menu, depending on the active object a popup menu is displayed enabling you to convert certain types of ObData
`Ctrl` `C`	Copy menu, this menu copies information from the active object to selected objects
`Shift` `C`	Center zero view, the 3D cursor is set to zero and the view is changed so all objects can be displayed
`D`	Display draw mode menu
`Shift` `D`	Add duplicate, the selected objects are duplicated
`Alt` `D`	Add linked duplicate, linked duplicates of the selected objects are created
`Ctrl` `D`	Draw the texture image as wire
`Alt` `E`	Start or stop edit mode
`F`	If selected object is a mash, toggles face select mode on or off
`Ctrl` `F`	Sort faces, the faces of the active mesh object are sorted based on the current view in the 3D window
`G`	Grab mode, or translation mode
`Alt` `G`	Clears translations, given in grab mode
`Shift` `G`	Group selection
`I`	Insert object key, a keyposition is inserted in the current frame of all selected objects
`Ctrl` `J`	Join objects, all selected objects of the same type are added to the active object
`K`	Show keys, the draw key option is turned on for all selected objects
`Shift` `K`	Display popup menu for showing and selecting all keys
`L`	Makes selected object local, makes library linked objects local for the current scene
`Ctrl` `L`	Link selected, links some of the active object data to all selected objects
`Shift` `L`	Select linked, selected all objects somehow linked to the active object
`M`	Move selected objects to another layer
`Ctrl` `M`	Mirror menu, it is possible to mirror an object along the X, Y, or Z axis
`N`	Number panel, the location, rotation, and scaling of the active object are displayed and can be modified
`Alt` `O`	Clear origin, the origin is erased for all child objects, which causes them to move ot the exact location of the parent objects
`Shift` `O`	If the selected object is a mesh, toggles the subsurf on or off
`Ctrl` `P`	Make selected objects the children of the active object
`Alt` `P`	Clears parent relation, user is asked if they wish to keep or clear parent-induced transforms
`R`	Rotate mode, works on selected objects
`Alt` `R`	Clears rotation, the X, Y, and Z rotations of selected objects are set to zero
`S`	Size mode or scaling mode, works on selected objects
`Alt` `S`	Clears size, the X, Y, and Z dimensions of selected objects are set to 1
`Shift` `S`	Opens the snap menu
`T`	Texture space mode, the position of dimensions of the texture space for the selected objects can be changed in the same manner for grab and size mode
`Ctrl` `T`	Makes selected objects track the active object
`Alt` `T`	Clears old style track, constraint track is removed as all constrains are
`U`	Makes object single user, the inverse operation of link
`V`	Switches in and out of vertex paint mode
`Alt` `V`	Object image aspect, this hotkey sets the X and Y dimensions of the selected objects in relation to the dimensions of the image texture they have
`W`	Opens the object booleans menu
`X`	Deletes selected objects
`Z`	Toggles solid mode on or off
`Shift` `Z`	Toggles shaded mode on or off
`Alt` `Z`	Toggles textured mode on or off
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Edit Mode - General

Shortcut	Action
`Tab`	Start or stop edit mode
`Alt` `E`	Start or stop edit mode (alternative)
`Ctrl` `Tab`	Switches between vertex select, edge select, and face select modes
`A`	Select or unselect all
`B` `B`	Circle select
`Ctrl` `H`	With vertices selected, this creates a hook object
`N`	Number panel, simpler than the object mode one
`O`	Switch in and out of proportional editing
`Shift` `O`	Toggles between smooth and sharp proportional editing
`P`	Separate, you can choose to make a new object with all selected vertices, edges, faces, and curves
`Ctrl` `P`	Make vertex parent
`Ctrl` `S`	Shear, in edit mode this operation enables you to make selected forms slant
`U`	Undo
`W`	Displays specials popup menu
`Shift` `W`	Warp, selected vertices can be bent into curves with this option
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Edit Mode - Mesh

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl` `+`	Adds to selection all vertices connected by an edge to an already selected vertex
`Ctrl` `-`	Removes from selection all vertices of the outer ring of selected vertices
`C`	If using curve deformation, toggles the curve cyclic mode on or off
`E`	Extrude selected
`Shift` `E`	Crease subsurf edge
`Ctrl` `E`	Mark LSCM seam
`F`	Make edge or face
`Shift` `F`	Fill selected, all selected vertices that are bound by edges and form a closed polygon are filled with triangular faces
`Alt` `F`	Beauty fill, edges of all selected triangular faces are switched so equally sized faces are formed
`Ctrl` `F`	Flip faces, selected triangular faces are paired and common edge of each pair swapped
`H`	Hide selected, all selected vertices and faces are hidden
`Shift` `H`	Hide not selected, all non-selected vertices and faces are hidden
`Alt` `H`	Reveal, all hidden vertices and faces are drawn again
`Alt` `J`	Join faces, selected triangular faces are joined in pairs and transformed to quads
`K`	Knife tool menu
`L`	Select linked
`Shift` `L`	Deselect linked
`Ctrl` `L`	Select linked selected
`M`	Mirror, opens a popup asking for the axis to mirror
`Alt` `M`	Merges selected vertices as barycentrum or at cursor depending on selection made on popup
`Ctrl` `N`	Calculate normals outside
`Ctrl` `Shift` `N`	Calculate normals inside
`Alt` `S`	Scales each vertex in the direction of its local normal
`Ctrl` `T`	Make triangles, all selected faces are converted to triangles
`U`	Undo
`Shift` `U`	Redo
`Alt` `U`	Undo menu
`W`	Special menu
`X`	Erase selected
`Y`	Split, this command splits the selected part of a mesh without deleting faces
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Edit Mode - Curve

Shortcut	Action
`C`	Set the selected curves to cyclic or turn cyclic off
`E`	Extrude curve
`F`	Add segment, a segment is added between two selected vertices at the end of two curves
`H`	Toggle handle align or free
`Shift` `H`	Set handle to auto
`Ctrl` `H`	Calculate handles
`L`	Select linked
`Shift` `L`	Deselect linked
`M`	Mirror selected control points exactly as for vertices in a mesh
`T`	Tilt mode, specify an extra axis rotation for each vertex in a 3D curve
`Alt` `T`	Clear tilt
`V`	Vector handle
`W`	The special menu for curves appears
`X`	Erase selected
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Edit Mode - Surface

Shortcut	Action
`C`	Toggle cyclic menu
`E`	Extrude selected
`F`	Add segment, a segment is added between two selected vertices at the end of two curves
`L`	Select linked
`Shift` `L`	Deselect linked
`M`	Mirror selected control points exactly as for vertices in a mesh
`Shift` `R`	Select row, starting with the last selected vertex
`W`	The special menu for surfaces appears
`X`	Erase selected
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Edit Mode - Font

Shortcut	Action
`Right`	Move text cursor one position forward
`Shift` `Right`	Move text cursor to the end of the line
`Left`	Move text cursor one position backwards
`Shift` `Left`	Move text cursor to the start of the line
`Down`	Move text cursor one line forward
`Shift` `Down`	Move text cursor to the end of the text
`Up`	Move text cursor one line back
`Shift` `Up`	Move text cursor to the beginning of the text
`Alt` `U`	Reload original data
`Alt` `V`	Paste text
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VertexPaint

Shortcut	Action
`Shift` `K`	All vertex colors are erased, they are changed to the current drawing color
`U`	Undo, press twice redos the undone
`W`	Shared vertexcol, the colors of all faces that share vertices are blended
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UV Editor

Shortcut	Action
`E`	LSCM unwrapping, launches on the faces visible in the UV editor
`P`	Pin selected vertices, they will stay in place on the UV editor when executing an LSCM unwrap
`Alt` `P`	Un-pin selected vertices
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FaceSelect

Shortcut	Action
`Tab`	Switches to edit mode
`F`	With multiple, co-planar faces selected, this will merge them into one FGon so long as they remain co-planar
`L`	Select linked UVs
`R`	Calls a menu allowing to rotate the UV coordinates or the vertex col
`U`	Calls the UV Calculation menu
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Also see

Keyboard shortcuts for Blender (opens in a new tab) (download.blender.org)

Adobe Photoshop Obsidian