The

Blender 2.5
cheat sheet

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

by Andrew Price

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Blender 2.5 Keyboard Shortcuts

Basics
Select
Pan
Zoom
Add Object
Delete
Search for function
Toolbar
Properties
Save File
Render
Render Animation
Stop Render
Save Render
Show Last Render
Undo
Redo

Movements
Right Click
Middle Click
Mouse Wheel
Shift + A
X
Spacebar
T
N
Ctrl + S
F12
Ctrl + F12
Esc
F3
F11
Ctrl + Z
Ctrl + Shift + Z

General
Duplicate
Move to Layer
Mirror
Hide
Unhide
Move Origin Point
Parent To
Clear Parent
Track To
Clear Track
Reset 3D Cursor
Turn Widget On/Off
Add to Group

Shift + D
M
Ctrl + M
H
Alt + H
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + C
Ctrl + P
Alt + P
Ctrl + T
Alt + T
Shift + C
Ctrl + Spacebar
Ctrl + G

Move
Rotate
Scale
Precise Movements
Increment Movements
Lock to Axis

G
R
S
[Hold] Shift
[Hold] Ctrl
Middle Click or X/Y/Z

Navigation
Top View
Front View
Side View
Opposite View
Camera View
Zoom to Object
Fly Mode

Numpad 7
Numpad 1
Numpad 3
Ctrl + Numpad 1/3/7
Numpad 0
Numpad .
Shift + F

Selection
Select Object
Select Multiple
(De)Select All
Select Object Behind
Select Linked
Select All Linked
Box Select
Circle Select
Lasso Tool
Inverse Selection

Right Click
Shift + Right Click
A
Alt + Right Click
L
Ctrl + L
B
C
Ctrl + Click
Ctrl + I

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Blender 2.5 Keyboard Shortcuts (cont.)

Modelling
Make Face
Subdivide
Extrude
Rip
Separate
Create Loopcut
Proportional Editing
Select Edge Loop
Make Seam/Sharp
Merge Vertices
Mirror
Shrink/Fatten
Knife
Fill
Beauty Fill
Add Subdivision Level

Changing Modes
F
W
E
V
P
Ctrl + R
O
Alt + Right Click
Ctrl + E
Alt + M
Ctrl + M
Alt + S
K + Click
Alt + F
Shift + Alt + F
Ctrl + 1/2/3/4

Editing Curves
Close Path
Add Handle
Subdivide
Tilt
Clear Tilt
Change Handle to Bezier
Change Handle to Vector
Revert to Default Handle

Alt + C
Ctrl + Click
W
Ctrl + T
Alt + T
H
V
Shift + H

TAB
V
Ctrl + TAB
Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow
Shift + F2
Shift + F3
Shift + F4
Shift + F5
Shift + F6
Shift + F7
Shift + F8
Shift + F9
Shift + F10
Shift + F11

Advanced
Append File
Fullscreen Mode
Maximize SubWindow
Change active Camera
Use Render Buffer
Only Render Selected
Only Render Portion
Save Over Default Scene
Make Screencast

Shift + F1
Alt + F11
Ctrl + Up
Ctrl + 0
J
W
Shift + B
Ctrl + U
Ctrl + F4

Fly Mode

Sculpting
Change Brush Size
Change Brush Strength
Rotate Brush Texture

Edit/Object Mode
Vertex Paint Mode
Weight Paint Mode
Cycle Workspace
Logic Editor
Node Editor
Console
3d Viewport
F-Curve Editor
Buttons
Video Sequence Editor
Outliner
UV/Image Editor
Text Editor

F
Shift + F
Ctrl + F

Start Fly Mode

Accelerate
Decelerate
Pan
Fly Forward
Fly Backwards
Fly Left
Fly Right
Fly Up
Fly Down

Shift + F
Mouse Wheel Up
Mouse Wheel Down
Middle Click
W
S
A
D
R
F

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Blender 2.5 Keyboard Shortcuts (cont.)

Animation
Play/Stop Animation
Play Animation in Reverse
Next Frame
Previous Frame
Forward 10 Frames
Back 10 Frames
Jump to Start Point
Jump to End Point
Scroll through frames
Insert Keyframe
Remove Keyframe
Jump to Next Keyframe
Jump to Previous Keyframe

Timeline
Alt + A
Alt + Shift + A
Right Arrow
Left Arrow
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Shift + Left Arrow
Shift + Right Arrow
Alt + Mouse Wheel
I
Alt + I
Ctrl + Page Up
Ctrl + Page Down

Armatures
Add Bone
Rotate
Recalculate Roll
Align Bones
Move to Bone Layers
View Bone Layers
Set Bone Flag
Switch Bone Direction
Scroll Hierarchy
Select Hierarchy
Select Connected

E / Ctrl + Click
Ctrl + R
Ctrl + N
Ctrl + Alt + A
M
Shift + M
Shift + W
Alt + F
]/[
Shift ] / [
L

Pose Mode
Apply Pose
Clear Pose Rotation
Clear Pose Location
Clear Pose Scale
Copy Pose
Pase Pose
Add IK
Remove IK
Add to Bone Group
Relax Pose

Ctrl + A
Alt + R
Alt + L
Alt + S
Ctrl + C
Ctrl + V
Shift + I
Ctrl + Alt + I
Ctrl + G
Alt + E

Set Start Frame

Set End Frame
Show All Frames
Add Marker
Move Marker
Toggle Frames/Seconds

S
E
Home
M
Right Click Drag
Ctrl + T

Video Sequence Editor

Switch to Editor
Next Strip
Previous Strip
Split Strips
Lock Strip
Unlock Strip
Copy Strip
Paste Strip
Separate Images
Snap Strip to Scrubber

Shift + F8
Page Up
Page Down
K
Shift + L
Shift + Alt + L
Ctrl + C
Ctrl + V
Y
Shift + S

Node Editor
Add Node
Cut Links
Hide/Unhide Node
Make Group
Ungroup
Edit Group
Move Background
Zoom In Background
Zoom Out Background
Properties

Shift + A
Ctrl + Left Mouse
H
Ctrl + G
Alt + G
TAB
Alt + Middle Mouse
V
Alt + V
N

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