Controls

Middle Mouse Scroll Button - Zoom In and Out

Middle Mouse Click - Rotate

Shift + Middle Mouse - Scroll

Keypad 1 - Front of project

Keypad 3 - Right Side of project

Keypad 7 - Top Side of project

Keypad 9 - Bottom Side of project

Tab - Toggle between Object and Edit Mode

Vertices Mode

Line Select Mode

Face Select Mode

E Key - Extrude (pull)

S Key - Scale

R Key - Rotate

G Key - Grab

O Key - Proportional Editing

Shift + A - Mesh (New Objects)



  • Ctrl+C – Copy the (single) value of the button

  • Ctrl+V – Paste the (single) value of the button

  • Ctrl+Alt+C – Copy the entire vector or the colour field

  • Ctrl+Alt+V – Paste vector as the whole or the whole colour field

  • RMB (Right Mouse Button) – Open the context menu

  • Backspace – Clear the value (clears a text field or sets the value to 0)

  • Minus – Negate the number values (multiply by -1.0)

  • Ctrl+Wheel (Mouse Scrolling Wheel) – Change the value in incremental steps, this option cycles the values for pop-up option menus and buttons

  • Return/Enter – Activates the menus or toggles the values

  • Alt – When held while editing values, it applies the changes to all the selected items, including objects, bones and sequence-strips. It can be used for number fields and toggles.

Blender shortcut keys for Animation

  • I – insert a keyframe

  • Alt+I – Clear the keyframe

  • Shift+Alt+I – Clear all keyframes (removing all F-curves)

  • Ctrl+D – Assign a driver

  • Ctrl+Alt+D – Clear the driver

  • K – Add a Keying Set

  • Alt+K – Clear the Keying Set

Blender for beginners - Python Scripting

  • Ctrl+C – Over any Operator Button, the shortcut copies the Python command into the clipboard (The program shortcut can be used in the Python console or the Text Editor while writing scripts)

  • Shift+Ctrl+C – Over any property button, the hotkey is used to copy the data path for the property. The feature is also available from the context menu.

  • Shift+Ctrl+Alt+C – Over the property buttons, the command copies the full data path for the data-block and property. Note: it is best to access values based on the context rather than by name, in most cases.

Blender shortcuts for Dragging

  • Ctrl – while dragging to snap discrete and accurate steps

  • Shift – Gives precision control to the values

  • Shift+Ctrl – Precise snap, this command will move the object with high precision along with the snapping constraint.

Blender for beginners – Text Editing shortcuts

  • Home – Go to the beginning of the text

  • End – Go to the ending of the text

  • Left, Right – Move the cursor left or right one character at a time.

  • Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Right – Move the cursor left or right through an entire word

  • Backspace, Delete - Delete the characters

  • Ctrl+Backspace, Ctrl+Delete – Deletes whole words

  • Shift – Makes a selection while moving the cursor and holding the key.

  • Ctrl+A – Selects the entire text

  • Ctrl+C – Copies the selected text

  • Ctrl+X – Cuts the selected text

  • Ctrl+V – Pastes the text at the position of the cursor

Blender shortcut keys for Confirm or Cancel

  • ESC or RMB (Right Mouse Button) – Cancels

  • Enter or LMB (Left Mouse Button) – Confirms

Blender for beginners – Global Keys and shortcuts

  • Ctrl+O – Open File

  • Ctrl+S – Save File

  • Ctrl+N – New File

  • Ctrl+Z – Undo

  • Ctrl+Shift+Z – Redo

  • Ctrl+Q – Quit

  • F1 – Help (context-sensitive)

  • F2 – Rename Active Item

  • F3 – Operator Search

  • F4 – File Context Menu

  • F5-F8 – Reserved for user actions

  • F9 – Adjust the Last operation

  • F11 – Show render window

  • F12 – Render the current frame

  • Q – Quick Access (Favourites)

  • Ctrl+Spacebar – Toggle Maximie Area

  • Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar – Toggle Fullscreen Area

  • Ctrl+PageUp/Ctrl+PageDown – Next/Previous Workspace

  • Spacebar – User configurable

  • Shift+Ctrl+Spacebar – Playback Animations (reverse)

Blender shortcuts – Common Editor Keys

  • A – Select all

  • Alt+A – Select none

  • Ctrl+I – Invert selection

  • H – Hide selection

  • Alt+H – Reveal Hidden Items

  • T – Toggle Sidebar

  • N – Toggle Sidebar

Blender shortcut keys – 3D viewport

  • Tab – Edit-mode toggle

  • Ctrl+Tab – Mode switching pie menu (toggles pose mode for armatures)

  • 1 – 3 – Edit Mesh vertex/edge/face toggle (Shift extends, Ctrl expands)

  • AccentGrave (`) – 3D view navigation pie menu

  • Ctrl+AccentGrave (`) – toggle gizmos

  • Shift+AccentGrave (`) – Walk/Fly mode

Blender for beginners – Industry Compatible Keymapping

Blender commands - General

  • 1 – 9 – Mode/Element Switching

  • RMB (Right Mouse Button) – Context Menu

  • Tab – Operator search

  • Shift+Tab – Quick Access (Favourites)

  • Ctrl+D – Duplicate

  • P – Set Parent

  • Return – Rename

  • Ctrl+Return – Render

  • B – Proportional Editing/Soft Selection

  • Ctrl+[ - toggle toolbar

  • Ctrl+] – toggle sidebar

Blender shortcut keys - Viewport

  • Alt+LMB (Left Mouse Button) – Orbit View

  • Alt+MMB (Middle Mouse Button) – Pan View

  • Alt+RMB (Right Mouse Button) – Zoom View

  • F1 – F4 – Front/Side/Top camera viewpoints

  • F – Frame Selected

  • A – Frame All

Blender shortcuts – Selection

  • LMB (Left Mouse Button) – Select

  • Ctrl+A – Select All

  • Shift+Ctrl+A – Deselect All

  • Ctrl+I – Select Inverse

  • Up – Select more

  • Down – Select less

  • Double LMB (Left Mouse Button) – Select Loop

  • Alt+Double LMB (Left Mouse Button) – Select Ring

  • ] – Select linked

Blender commands - Tools

  • W, E, R – Transform Tools

  • Q – Box Select

  • D – Annotate

  • C – Cursor Tool

Blender shortcuts - Edit Mode Tools

  • Ctrl+E – Extrude

  • Ctrl+B – Bevel

  • I – Inset

  • K – Knife

  • Alt+C – Loop Cut

Blender shortcut keys – Animation

  • Spacebar – Play/Pause

  • S – Set Location + Rotation + Scale Keyframe

  • Shift+S – Insert Keyframe Menu

  • Shift+W – Set Location Key

  • Shift+E – Set Rotation Key

  • Shift+R – Set Scale Key