It's no secret that Blender has a lot of shortcuts. Some are easy to remember - like repeating the last action: Shift+R.

And others just make you say 'Really??' - like changing the origin point: Ctrl + Shift + Alt + C

Some say that Blender's shortcut heavy workflow stops new users from learning faster. Which I agree to a point, but I also understand why they're used. Because when you know them you can work a lot faster than someone without them.

In 2010 I wrote the first keyboard shortcut guide, which was downloaded about 80,000 times. Blender's changed a lot since then, and so it's time for an upgrade!

167 time-saving Hotkeys for Blender. Extensive, exportable, wiki-style reference lists for Keyboard Shortcuts/Hotkeys. On standard Mac keyboards and laptops, some of the handy Blender shortcuts are hard to find. That’s because many of them rely on us having a full-size keyboard or an additional Number Pad. While those aren’t expensive, some of us just don’t want to use another gadget that clutters our desks (be that at home or in our coffee shop). Important note: the ever changing nature of Blender's development means features can be arbitrarily updated so shortcut keys may be mapped to different functions or be in different locations version to version - this is especially true of Blender 2.50, up to and included, the latest versions. The following is a list of useful keyboard shortcuts, commands and features for Blender, handy to.

So it's been completely rewritten. I first compiled a list of shortcuts I thought were useful, then and got feedback from others via twitter. I curated everyone's responses and rewrote the entire shortcut guide from scratch.

To get the new Keyboard Shortcut Guide, go to the link below and enter your email.

On a Mac (currently using a borrowed one as a secondary machine) I had to assign the Delete key manualy because Delete on Mac is actually Backspace. And I should do something about the viewport hotkeys as Right and Back are religated to numpad assignments. Also, the preset keybinds don't carry over to UV editing.

Conventions¶

Keyboards¶

Hotkey letters are shown in this manual like they appear on a keyboard; for example:

Mac Shortcuts For Blender Video Editor

refers to the lowercase g.

are specified as modifier keys.

indicates that these keys should be pressed simultaneously.

refer to the keys on the separate numeric keypad.

Other keys are referred to by their names,such as Esc, Tab, F1 to F12.Of special note are the arrow keys, Left, Right and so on.

Mice¶

This manual refers to mouse buttons as:

Left Mouse Button

Right Mouse Button

Middle Mouse Button

Scrolling the wheel.

Mouse¶

Blender Shortcut Map

Blender’s default keymap has two main interaction modes: Right- and left-click-select.

In the past, Blender has used right-click-select to have a more cleardistinction between selection and action.In this mode, the RMB (Right Mouse Button) is generally used forselection and the LMB (Left Mouse Button) initiates or confirms actions.

Today, Blender users can choose between the older right-click-select methodand left-click-select, which makes Blender feel more like other software.

Video: Learn the benefits of right-click-select.

Mac Shortcuts For Blender Software

Hovering¶

While hovering (when the cursor is held over a button).

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 color of the field.

• Ctrl-Alt-V – Paste the entire vector or color of the field.

• RMB – Open the context menu.

• Backspace – Clear the value (sets to zero or clears a text field).

• Minus – Negate number values (multiply by -1.0).

• Ctrl-Wheel – Change the value incremental steps.

  For pop-up option menus buttons, this cycles the value.

• Return – Activates menus or toggles the value.

• Alt – Hold while editing values to apply the change to all selected items(objects, bones, sequence-strips).

  This can be used for number fields and toggles.

Blender Hotkeys Pdf

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.

Python Scripting¶

• Ctrl-C – Over any Operator Buttons copies their Python command into the clipboard.

  This can be used in the Python Console or in the Text editor when writing scripts.

• Shift-Ctrl-C – Over property buttons copies their data path for this property(also available from the context menu).

  Useful when writing drivers or scripts.

• Shift-Ctrl-Alt-C – Over property buttons copies their full data path for the data-block and property.

  Note that in most cases it is best to access values based on the context, instead of by name.

Dragging¶

Separating Bodies Blender Hotkey

• Ctrl – While dragging, snap to discrete steps.

• Shift – Gives precision control over the value.

• Shift-Ctrl – Precise snap will move the object with high precisionalong with the snapping constraint.

Text Editing¶

List Of Blender Keyboard Shortcuts

• Home – Go to the start of the line.

• End – Go to the end of the line.

• Left, Right – Move the cursor a single character.

• Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Right – Move the cursor an entire word.

• Backspace, Delete – Delete characters.

• Ctrl-Backspace, Ctrl-Delete – Delete words.

• Shift – Select while holding the key and moving the cursor.

• Ctrl-A – Select all text.

• Ctrl-C – Copy the selected text.

• Ctrl-X – Cut the selected text.

• Ctrl-V – Paste text at the cursor position.

Confirm & Cancel¶

• Esc, RMB – Cancel.

• Return, LMB – Confirm.