Blender 3D Hotkeys, Shortcut Keys and Reference (Version 2.5)
| OM = Object Mode only | SM = Sculpt Mode only |
| EM = Edit Mode only | PM = Pose Mode only |
Keys |
Mode |
Actions |
A |
Select all / Deselect all |
|
Shift + A |
Add menu |
|
CTRL + Shift + A |
OM |
Make Dupliverts Real |
B |
Border select (marquee select) |
|
Shift + B |
Marquee zoom |
|
Alt + B |
Isolate 3D view toggle |
|
C |
Circle select (brush select) |
|
C |
EM |
Close / Open a curve (Curves) |
Shift + C |
3D Cursor to origin |
|
Alt + C |
OM |
Convert menu |
CTRL + Shift + C |
OM |
Add Constraint menu |
| CTRL + Alt + Shift + C | Set Center menu (ObData to Center, Center New / Cursor) | |
Shift + D |
Duplicate |
|
Alt + D |
Linked Duplicate (Instance) |
|
E |
EM |
Extrude |
Shift + E |
Set Keyframe Extrapolation menu (Graph Editor) |
|
E |
End frame assign (Timeline window) |
|
CTRL + E |
EM |
Edge menu |
F |
EM |
Create Face (3 vertices selected) |
F |
EM |
Create Edge (2 vertices selected) |
F |
SM |
Brush size adjust |
Shift + F |
SM |
Brush strength adjust |
Shift + F |
OM |
Camera Fly mode |
CTRL + F |
EM |
Faces menu |
G |
Move (Grab) |
|
Alt + G |
OM |
Reset location |
G |
Grab Marker (Timeline) |
|
Alt + G |
Ungroup (Node window) |
|
Alt + Shift + G |
OM |
Remove selected objects from group |
CTRL + G |
Group (Node window) |
|
CTRL + G |
Add selected objects to group |
|
Shift + G |
OM |
Select Grouped menu |
H |
Hide selected |
|
Alt + H |
Unhide all |
|
H |
Set Keyframe Handle Type menu (Graph Editor/Dope Sheet) | |
CTRL + H |
Show Handles toggle (Graph Editor) | |
H |
EM |
Handle free/aligned toggle (Bezier Curves) |
H |
Hide/unhide (Node window) |
|
Shift + H |
EM |
Automatic handles (Bezier Curves) |
Shift + H |
Hide unselected |
|
CTRL + H |
EM |
Add Hook |
I |
Insert Keyframe menu |
|
Alt + I |
Delete Keyframe |
|
CTRL + I |
Select Inverse |
|
Shift + I |
PM |
Add IK constraint |
CTRL + Alt + I |
PM |
Remove IK constraint |
CTRL + J |
OM |
Join selected objects |
Alt + J |
OM |
Convert selected triangles to quads |
K |
Select all Keys sharing same frame (Graph Editor) |
|
L |
OM |
Make Local menu |
L |
EM |
Select Linked Components |
CTRL + L |
OM |
Make Links menu |
Shift + L |
OM |
Select Linked menu |
M |
OM |
Move object to a different layer |
M |
Add Marker (Timeline) |
|
Alt + M |
EM |
Merge menu |
CTRL + M |
Mirror over an axis |
|
N |
Properties |
|
CTRL + N |
EM |
Recalculate Roll |
CTRL + N |
EM |
Recalculate normals to outside |
CTRL + Shift + N |
EM |
Recalculate normals to inside |
O |
Proportional Editing on/off toggle |
|
O |
Clean IPO curves (Graph Editor) |
|
Alt + O |
EM |
Proportional Editing connected toggle |
CTRL + O |
Open file |
|
Shift + O |
EM |
Proportional Editing Falloff type toggle |
Shift + O |
Sample Keyframes (Graph Editor |
|
P |
OM |
Start Game Engine |
P |
EM |
Separate |
P |
EM |
Pin vertices (UV/Image Editor) |
Alt + P |
EM |
Unpin vertices (UV/Image Editor) |
P |
Set Preview Range (Graph Editor) | |
Alt + P |
Clear Preview Range (Graph Editor) | |
CTRL + P |
Make Parent |
Alt + P |
Clear Parent menu |
CTRL + Shift + P |
Make Parent without Inverse |
|
CTRL + Q |
Quit Blender |
|
R |
Rotate |
|
Alt + R |
OM |
Clear rotation |
| Alt + R | EM | Spin |
CTRL + R |
EM |
Loop Cut |
Shift + R |
EM |
Select Row (NURBS) |
S |
Scale |
|
Alt + S |
OM |
Reset Scale |
S |
Start frame assign (Timeline window) |
|
Shift + S |
Snap menu |
|
Alt + S |
EM |
Shrink / Fatten with influence |
CTRL + Alt + S |
Split Region |
|
| T | Toolbar | |
Shift + T |
Set Keyframe Interpolation (Graph Editor) |
|
CTRL + T |
Toggle frames / seconds |
|
CTRL + T |
EM |
Tilt (Curves) |
Alt + T |
EM |
Reset Tilt (Curves) |
CTRL + T |
OM |
Make Track menu |
Alt + T |
OM |
Clear Track menu |
CTRL + T |
EM |
Convert selected faces to triangles |
U |
OM |
Make Single User menu |
U |
EM |
UV Mapping menu |
CTRL + U |
Save user settings |
|
V |
Object Mode / Vertex Paint Mode toggle |
|
V |
EM |
Vector handles (Bezier Curves) |
CTRL + V |
EM |
Vertices menu |
W |
EM |
Specials menu (varies per object) |
Shift + W |
EM |
Warp |
CTRL + W |
Save File |
|
X |
Erase |
|
X |
Constrain global X axis transform |
|
XX |
Constrain local X axis transform |
|
Y |
Constrain global Y axis transform |
|
YY |
Constrain local Y axis transform |
|
Y |
EM |
Split Vertex / Edge / Face |
Z |
Constrain global Z axis transform |
|
ZZ |
Constrain local Z axis transform |
|
Z |
Solid / Wireframe toggle |
|
Alt + Z |
Solid / Textured toggle |
|
Shift + Z |
Shaded / Wireframe toggle |
|
CTRL + Z |
Undo |
|
CTRL + Shift + Z |
Redo |
|
NUM 0 |
Active camera view |
|
CTRL + Alt + NUM 0 |
Move camera to current view |
|
NUM . |
Frame selected in view |
|
NUM / |
Global/Local view toggle |
|
NUM 1 |
Front view |
|
NUM 3 |
Side view |
|
NUM 7 |
Top view |
|
NUM 5 |
Perspective/Orthographic view toggle |
|
NUM 4/NUM 6 |
Rotate view left/right in iterations |
|
NUM 2/NUM 8 |
Rotate view up/down in iterations |
|
Keyboard # |
View layer 1 - 10 |
|
Alt + Keyboard # |
View layer 11 - 20 |
|
~ |
View all layers |
|
. |
3D Cursor pivot |
|
, |
Bounding Box Center pivot |
|
CTRL + . |
Individual Centers pivot |
|
CTRL + , |
Median Point pivot |
|
Alt + . |
Active Object pivot |
|
Alt + , |
Move Object Centers only | |
HOME |
Frame all in view |
|
Tab |
Object Mode / Edit Mode toggle |
|
CTRL + Tab |
EM |
Select Mode (Vertices, Edges or Faces) |
CTRL + Tab |
OM |
Object Mode / Weight Paint Mode toggle |
CTRL + Tab |
SM |
Object Mode / Weight Paint Mode toggle |
CTRL + Spacebar |
Manipulator menu |
|
Alt + Spacebar |
Orientation menu |
|
CTRL + LMB drag |
Lasso select |
|
Left/Right Arrow |
Increase 1 frame |
|
Up/Down Arrow |
Increase 10 frames |
|
CTRL + Up/Down Arrows |
Maximize current view toggle |
|
CTRL + Left/Right Arrows |
Screen presets toggle |
|
F1 |
Open file |
|
F2 |
Save As |
|
F3 |
Repeat History menu |
|
F6 |
Set Object Mode |
|
F11 |
Render window toggle |
|
F12 |
Render current frame |
|
CTRL + F12 |
Render animation |
|
Shift + F1 |
Load Library |
|
Shift + F2 |
Logic Editor |
|
Shift + F3 |
Node Editor |
|
Shift + F4 |
Console |
|
Shift + F5 |
3D window |
|
Shift + F6 |
Graph Editor |
|
Shift + F7 |
Properties |
|
Shift + F8 |
Video Sequence Editor |
|
Shift + F9 |
Outliner |
|
Shift + F10 |
UV/Image Editor |
|
Shift + F11 |
Text Editor |
|
Shift + F12 |
Dope Sheet |
