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