Blender shortcuts for Properties

 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 shortcuts – Platform-specific hotkeys

macOS

The Cmd key can be used as an alternative for Ctrl key on macOS
devices. It works flawlessly with a few exceptions that conflict with
the operating system. List of other macOS specific Blender shortcut
keys:

 Cmd+Comma (,) – Preferences.

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