Blender shortcut keys: Here's a list of all the commands to boost your productivity

Blender is an open-source and free to use 3D creation suite. It supports the entire 3D pipeline including 3D modelling, rigging, animation, game designing, simulation, rendering, and motion tracking. It also offers the 2D animation pipeline for people who prefer old school. Here is a list of the universal Blender shortcut keys that can help in boosting your creativity while cutting down on the hard work: Also read: Tally Shortcut Keys List: All Tally Shortcuts Every Accounting Professional Needs To Know Blender for beginners: shortcut keys If you have just come across Blender and are trying the program to write your new 3D/2D animation, these Blender commands might come in handy. All the commands mentioned below are universally accepted as Blender shortcuts across all the Blender versions. Here are all the most commonly used Blender shortcut keys used by Blender users across the world: Also read: Mac Shortcut Keys That Will Help Improve Your Productivity At Work 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. Also read: All Computer Shortcut Keys List: Word, Excel, Windows, Chrome, Tally Shortcuts 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 Also read: Instagram Drops The IGTV Shortcut Button From The Main App 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 Also read: Facebook To Let Users Customise Shortcuts Bar Inside The App 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 Can I use these Blender commands on any version of the program? All the Blender commands mentioned above can be used across all the variants of Blender programs. The commands also work seamlessly on devices running macOS with alternating the Cmd key with the Ctrl key. The compatibility of the Blender shortcut keys is subject to the developers of the program and can be provided or revoked as per their discretion. You can visit the official Blender web portal for a comprehensive list of all the shortcuts and hotkeys. Also read: Google Chrome 72 Now Official, Lets Users Search Android Apps, Shortcuts In The Launcher

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Blender shortcut keys: Here's a list of all the commands to boost your productivity

Blender is a powerful 3D and 2D animation program used by people around the world. Here’s are all the Blender shortcut keys to help you boost your productivity.

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