Blender 3D Hotkeys, Shortcut Keys and Reference (pre-2.5)
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| OM = Object Mode only | SM = Sculpt Mode only |
| EM = Edit Mode only | PM = Pose Mode only |
| Actions | ||
. |
3D Cursor pivot | |
Shift + C |
3D Cursor to origin | |
Shift + F5 |
3D window | |
Shift + F12 |
Action Editor window | |
NUM 0 |
Active camera view | |
Alt + . |
Active Object pivot | |
Shift + A |
Add / Edit / Select / Transform / Object / View / Render menu | |
Spacebar |
Add / Edit / Select / Transform / Object / View / Render menu | |
CTRL + Alt + C |
OM |
Add Constraint menu |
CTRL + H |
EM |
Add Hook |
Shift + I |
PM |
Add IK Constraint |
M |
Add Marker (Action Editor) | |
M |
Add Marker (Timeline) | |
CTRL + G |
Add selected objects to group | |
Shift + O |
OM |
Add Subsurf modifier |
CTRL + Keyboard # |
Add Subsurf modifier with that # of levels | |
A |
SM |
Airbrush toggle |
Shift + V |
EM |
Align View to seleced vertices |
NUM * |
Align view to selected | |
A |
Alpha toggle (Render window) | |
CTRL + A |
OM |
Apply object Scale and/or Rotation to ObData |
Shift + H |
Automatic handles (Action Editor) | |
Shift + H |
EM |
Automatic handles (Bezier Curves) |
CTRL + NUM 1 |
Back view | |
CTRL + Alt + B |
Bake Selected Meshes menu | |
Alt + F |
EM |
Beauty Fill create faces |
W |
OM |
Boolean Tools menu |
B |
Border select (marquee select) | |
CTRL + NUM 7 |
Bottom view | |
, |
Bounding Box Center pivot | |
Shift + A |
SM |
Brush relative location assign |
F |
SM |
Brush size adjust |
Shift + F |
SM |
Brush strength adjust |
Shift + F7 |
Buttons window | |
Shift + F |
OM |
Camera Fly mode |
C |
Center view on 3D Cursor (3D View) | |
C |
Center view on current frame (Timeline) | |
BB |
Circle select (brush select) | |
O |
Clean IPO curves (IPO window) | |
Alt + O |
OM |
Clear Origin on children |
Alt + P |
Clear Parent menu | |
Alt + R |
OM |
Clear rotation |
Alt + T |
OM |
Clear Track menu |
C |
EM |
Close / Open a curve (Curves) |
X |
Constrain global X axis transform | |
Y |
Constrain global Y axis transform | |
Z |
Constrain global Z axis transform | |
XX |
Constrain local X axis transform | |
YY |
Constrain local Y axis transform | |
ZZ |
Constrain local Z axis transform | |
CTRL + T |
EM |
Convert selected faces to triangles |
Alt + C |
OM |
Convert to mesh |
CTRL + C |
Copy Attributes menu | |
Shift + E |
EM |
Crease |
F |
EM |
Create Edge (2 vertices selected) |
F |
EM |
Create Face (3 vertices selected) |
Shift + F |
EM |
Create faces (multiple vertices selected) |
Shift + K |
EM |
Cut Type menu |
Alt + I |
Delete Key menu | |
D |
SM |
Draw brush |
D |
Draw mode menu | |
Shift + D |
Duplicate | |
CTRL + E |
EM |
Edge Specials menu |
Alt + U |
EM |
Edit Mode Undo History |
F9 |
Editing panels | |
E |
End frame assign (Timeline window) | |
X |
Erase | |
CTRL + X |
Erase all | |
Shift + F2 |
Export DXF | |
E |
EM |
Extrude |
CTRL + LMB click |
EM |
Extrude / Create new component or bone |
CTRL + F |
EM |
Face Specials menu |
F |
Find (Outliner) | |
HOME |
Frame all in view | |
Shift + C |
Frame all objects in scene | |
NUM . |
Frame selected in view | |
NUM 1 |
Front view | |
Alt + U |
OM |
Global Undo History |
NUM / |
Global/Local view toggle | |
G |
SM |
Grab brush |
G |
Grab Marker (Timeline) | |
CTRL + G |
Group (Node window) | |
H |
Handle free/aligned toggle (Action Editor) | |
H |
EM |
Handle free/aligned toggle (Bezier Curves) |
H |
Hide selected | |
Shift + H |
Hide unselected | |
H |
Hide/unhide (Node window) | |
C |
Image Paint box toggle (UV Image Editor) | |
Left/Right Arrow |
Increase 1 frame | |
Up/Down Arrow |
Increase 10 frames | |
CTRL + . |
Individual Centers pivot | |
I |
SM |
Inflate brush |
I |
Insert Key menu | |
Shift + F6 |
IPO Curve Editor window | |
E |
IPO Extend Mode menu (IPO window) | |
T |
IPO Type menu (IPO window) | |
Alt + B |
Isolate 3D view toggle | |
CTRL + J |
OM |
Join selected objects |
K |
OM |
Keyframe positions toggle (3D View) |
K |
Keyframes toggle (IPO window) | |
CTRL + LMB drag |
Lasso select | |
Alt + D |
Linked Duplicate (Instance) | |
Shift + F1 |
Load Library | |
F4 |
Logic panels | |
CTRL + R |
EM |
Loop Cut |
K |
EM |
Loop/Cut menu |
CTRL + Shift + A |
OM |
Make Dupliverts Real |
CTRL + L |
OM |
Make Links menu |
L |
OM |
Make Local menu |
CTRL + P |
Make Parent | |
CTRL + Shift + P |
Make Parent without Inverse | |
U |
OM |
Make Single User menu |
CTRL + T |
OM |
Make Track menu |
CTRL + P |
EM |
Make Vertex Parent |
CTRL + Spacebar |
Manipulator menu | |
Shift + B |
Marquee zoom | |
CTRL + Up/Down Arrows |
Maximize current view toggle | |
CTRL + , |
Median Point pivot | |
Alt + M |
EM |
Merge menu |
M |
EM |
Mirror components over an axis |
CTRL + M |
OM |
Mirror object over an axis |
G |
Move (Grab) | |
CTRL + Alt + G |
Move (Grab) Transform gizmo | |
CTRL + Alt + NUM 0 |
Move camera to current view | |
M |
OM |
Move object to a different layer |
Shift + F3 |
Node Editor window | |
Shift + F4 |
ObData Selection window | |
Tab |
Object Mode / Edit Mode toggle | |
CTRL + Tab |
Object Mode / Pose Mode toggle (Armatures) | |
V |
Object Mode / Vertex Paint Mode toggle | |
CTRL + Tab |
OM |
Object Mode / Weight Paint Mode toggle |
F7 |
Object panels | |
F1 |
Open file | |
CTRL + O |
Open list of 10 most recent files | |
Alt + Spacebar |
Orientation menu | |
CTRL + NUM 3 |
Other side view | |
Shift + F9 |
Outliner window | |
NUM 5 |
Perspective/Orthographic view toggle | |
P |
EM |
Pin vertices (UV/Image Editor) |
P |
SM |
Pinch brush |
Alt +Shift + A |
Play animation in all windows | |
Alt + A |
Play animation in current window | |
Alt + O |
EM |
Proportional Editing connected toggle |
Shift + O |
EM |
Proportional Editing Falloff type toggle |
O |
EM |
Proportional Editing on/off toggle |
Shift + P |
EM |
Push / Pull components |
CTRL + Q |
Quit Blender | |
CTRL + N |
PM |
Recalculate Bone Roll Angles menu |
CTRL + Shift + N |
EM |
Recalculate normals to inside |
CTRL + N |
EM |
Recalculate normals to outside |
CTRL + Shift + Z |
Redo | |
CTRL + Alt + I |
PM |
Remove IK constraint |
Alt + Shift + G |
OM |
Remove selected objects from group |
CTRL + F12 |
Render animation | |
F12 |
Render current frame | |
Shift + P |
OM |
Render Preview window |
Alt + G |
OM |
Reset location |
Alt + S |
OM |
Reset Scale |
Alt + T |
EM |
Reset Tilt (Curves) |
V |
EM |
Rip selected vertices |
R |
Rotate | |
CTRL + Alt + R |
Rotate Transform gizmo | |
NUM 4/NUM 6 |
Rotate view left/right in iterations | |
NUM 2/NUM 8 |
Rotate view up/down in iterations | |
F2 |
Save As | |
CTRL + U |
Save current interface as user default | |
CTRL + W |
Save File | |
J |
Save last render (Render window) | |
F3 |
Save Rendered Image | |
S |
Scale | |
CTRL + Alt + S |
Scale Transform gizmo | |
F10 |
Scene (Rendering) panels | |
CTRL + Left/Right Arrows |
Screen presets toggle | |
CTRL + A |
Select all (Text Editor) | |
A |
Select all / Deselect all | |
CTRL + Tab |
SM |
Select Brush menu |
Shift + G |
OM |
Select Grouped menu |
CTRL + I |
Select Inverse | |
L |
EM |
Select Linked Components |
Shift + L |
OM |
Select Linked menu |
CTRL + Tab |
EM |
Select Mode (Vertices, Edges and Faces) |
Shift + R |
EM |
Select Row (NURBS) |
P |
EM |
Separate |
Shift + B |
Set render border (Active Camera) | |
Shift + Z |
Shaded / Wireframe toggle | |
F5 |
Shading panels | |
CTRL + S |
EM |
Shear with influence |
F11 |
Show last closed rendered image | |
Alt + S |
EM |
Shrink / Fatten with influence |
NUM 3 |
Side view | |
S |
SM |
Smooth brush |
Shift + O |
Smooth IPO curves (IPO window) | |
Shift + S |
Snap menu | |
C |
Snap time slider to selected keyframe (IPO window) | |
Alt + Z |
Solid / Textured toggle | |
Z |
Solid / Wireframe toggle | |
CTRL + F |
OM |
Sort Faces menu |
W |
EM |
Specials menu (varies per object) |
Y |
EM |
Split Vertex / Edge / Face |
S |
Start frame assign (Timeline window) | |
P |
OM |
Start Game Engine |
Shift + F11 |
Text Editor window | |
F6 |
Texture panels | |
T |
OM |
Texture Space menu |
T |
EM |
Tilt (Curves) |
T |
Toggle frames / seconds (Timeline) | |
NUM 7 |
Top view | |
N |
Transform Properties | |
CTRL + NUM 0 |
Turn selected object into active camera | |
CTRL + Z |
Undo | |
Alt + G |
Ungroup (Node window) | |
Alt + H |
Unhide all | |
Alt + P |
EM |
Unpin vertices (UV/Image Editor) |
U |
EM |
UV Calculation menu |
Shift + F10 |
UV/Image Editor window | |
V |
Vector handles (Action Editor) | |
V |
EM |
Vector handles (Bezier Curves) |
CTRL + V |
EM |
Vertex Specials menu |
Shift + F8 |
Video Sequence Editor window | |
~ |
View all layers | |
Keyboard # |
View layer 1 - 10 | |
Alt + Keyboard # |
View layer 11 - 20 | |
Shift + W |
EM |
Warp |
W |
EM |
Weld / Align menu (UV/Image Editor) |
F8 |
World panels | |
