Blender Beginner Shortcuts by Joey Carlino - Last updated 2/6/2023

Blender Beginner Shortcuts

This document doesn’t have all of the Blender shortcuts, but it should have enough to help people
get started without needing to memorize much.
More shortcuts will be added over time to reflect what is shown in my videos.

If you want to learn even more shortcuts:

● Try using F3 to search (and pay attention to the shortcuts listed)
● Look through menus for more obscure operations
● Look for underlined letters in menus (you can select an option by pressing that letter)
● Try using the Screencast Keys addon with the “show last operator” option on.
This will tell you the name of the operation and what menu it can be found under

Important links
Download Links
Download Blender from the official site:
https://www.blender.org/download/

Download Blender on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/365670/Blender/

Download the Blender launcher (always have the newest version):

https://dotbow.github.io/Blender-Launcher/

Video Links
Beginner friendly playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzg4_2BrWAVwSyEgbgYGGflFefgtrmbay

Legend
LMB = left click = left mouse button

MMB = middle mouse button

RMB = right click = right mouse button

Ctrl (Windows) = cmd (IOS)

Alt (Windows) = Option (IOS)

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Common Shortcuts Navigation (3D Viewport)

(works in many windows) Orbit / Rotate View MMB + drag

Search menu F3
Tools T
Properties N
LMB + drag gizmo
Select all A
Pan / Move View MMB + shift + drag
Move G
Rotate R
Scale S LMB + drag gizmo

Deselect alt + A Zoom Scroll wheel

MMB + ctrl + drag
Hide / unhide H
Unhide all alt + H
LMB + drag gizmo
Hide all except shift + H
selected View pie menu ` / ~ (backtick / tilde)

Save ctrl + S Switch views

(numpad alternative) MMB + alt + drag
Undo ctrl + Z
Show all home
Redo shift + ctrl + Z
Rename F2 Number Pad
View Selected / Focus numpad . (period)
/
Local View /
Isolate

7 8 9
Top Orbit Up Orbit Opposite

4 5 6
Orbit Left Perspective / Orbit Right
Orthographic

1 2 3
Front Orbit Down Right

0 .
Camera View Selected /
Focus

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Object Mode (3D Viewport) Circle Select C

Toggle object / edit tab Lasso Select Ctrl + RMB

mode Invert Selection Ctrl + i
Mode pie menu ctrl + tab Select children ]
Delete X Select parent [
Add object shift + A Extend parent / child shift + ]
Adjust last operation F9 selection shift + [

Move G Hide / unhide H

Rotate R Unhide all alt + H

Scale S Hide all except shift + H

selected
Transform along axis while transforming
X/Y/Z Parent to active object ctrl + P

Transform along local while transforming Clear parent alt + P

axis X,X / Y,Y / Z,Z
Toggle solid / shift + Z
Transform along plane while transforming wireframe view
shift + X / Y / Z
Toggle x-ray view alt + Z
Clear location alt + G
Link materials / ctrl + L
Clear rotation alt + R link or transfer data
Clear scale alt + S Move 3D cursor shift + RMB
Apply transform ctrl + A Snap menu shift + S
Trackball rotate R, R Pivot point menu . (period)
Precise movement while transforming Proportional editing O
hold shift
Change area of while transforming
Incremental movement while transforming influence scroll wheel
/ snapping hold ctrl
Affect multiple while changing values in the
Duplicate shift + D selected objects N panel or properties window
hold alt
Duplicate linked alt + D
Annotate hold D + LMB
Repeat last action shift + R
Erase annotation hold D + RMB
Join Objects ctrl + J
Quick favorites Q
Select object lmb
Rename F2
Select multiple objects shift + lmb
Batch rename ctrl + F2
Select all A
Move to collection M
Deselect alt + A
Add subdivision ctrl + 1 - 5
Box select LMB + drag / B
surface modifier

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Edit Mode (3D Viewport)

Modeling Selection
Vertex select mode 1
Vertex menu ctrl + V
Edge select mode 2
Edge menu ctrl + E
Face select mode 3
Face menu ctrl + F
Select linked at cursor L
Extrude E
Select shortest path ctrl + LMB
Extrude to cursor ctrl + RMB
Select edge loop alt + LMB
Extrude menu alt + E
Select edge ring ctrl + alt + LMB
Bevel ctrl + B
Select similar shift + G
Vertex bevel ctrl + shift + B
Grow / shrink selection ctrl +
Inset i
ctrl -
Inset individual faces i, i
Loop cut ctrl + R
Loop cut count ctrl + R, scroll wheel
Loop / vertex slide G, G
Knife K
Shrink / fatten alt + S
Shear shift + ctrl + alt + S
To sphere shift + alt + S
Fill face / new edge F
Vertex connect path J
Separate P
Merge M
Split Y
Rip V
Recalculate normals shift + N
Normals menu alt + N
Edge crease while using subdivision
surface modifier
shift + E