 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 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