Blender Hotkeys 2.23

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	HOTKEY INDEX
	TAB	Functions	Numpad	Numbers	~ - =	, .	Arrows	Mouse
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P
	R	Q	S	T	U	V	W	X
	Y	Z

Works in				3D Window				Object Mode
				IPO Window				Edit Mode
				Sequence Window				Object and Edit Mode
				Image Select Window				Pose Mode
				Text Edit Window				Object Orient Window

Works if				Object selected				Data selected
				Mesh vertices selected				Curve handles selected
				Ipo keys selected				Ipo handles selected
				Sequence strip selected				Render window exists.
		T		Text Mode				Armature selected.
				Button window exists. Global for F4-F10.

Pop's up				a menu				a toolbox
				a file request.
Use				left mouse button				right mouse button
				middle mouse button				mouse movement

TAB

Object | Edit mode.

Toggle Meta strip.

Object | Edit (unposed) mode.

Object | Pose Mode.

Tab in Text Mode.

T

	Function Keys
f1	F1		Load a file.			F1		Append | Link a file.
f12	F2		Save a file.			F2		Save file as dxf.
	F3		Save a render.			F3
	F4		Lamp buttons.			F4		Data select window.
	F5		Material buttons.			F5		3D view window.
	F6		Texture buttons.			F6		Ipo window.
	F7		Animation buttons.			F7		Button window.
	F8		Realtime buttons.			F8		Sequence window.
	F9		Edit buttons.			F9		Object orient window.
	F10		Display buttons.			F10		Image Select window.
	F11		Render window.			F11		Text edit window.
	F12		Render an image.			F12		WAV form window.
	F2		Save file as VMRL1.			F3		Save file as Targa.

Numpad Keys (WinX users may need to press NumLock).

. Del

Local view w/o moving cursor.

/

Local view & cursor | previous view .

*

Rotate view to object orientation.

+ | -

Zoom in | zoom out view see Mouse .

+ | -

Zoom in | zoom out view see Mouse .

+

Increase PVE . (Grab/Rot./Scale) see O

-

Decrease PVE . (Grab/Rot./Scale) see O

0

Camera view .

0

Make view.

0

Restore last camera to view.

137

Front / Right / Top view.

137

Back / Left / Bottom view.

2468

Rotate view.

2468

Translate view see Mouse .

5

Perspective | orthographic view.

Home 7

Zoom view to fit all objects .

9

Redraw.

Numbers and ~ - =

~

~

Display all layers.

~

Display all layers | previous layers.

~

Lock | unlock layers & camera to scene

0-9

0-9

Swap layers 1-10.

0-9

Add | remove layers 1-10 to layer setting.

0-9

Swap layers 11-20.

0-9

Add | remove layers 11-20 to layer setting.

-

-

Swap layer 11

-

Add | remove layer 11 to layer setting.

=

=

Swap layer 12

=

Add | remove layer 12 to layer setting.

Comma and Period

,

, (Comma)

Rotation/scaling around bounding box .

.

. (Period)

Rotation/scaling around cursor .

Arrow Keys

|

10 frames forward | backward.

|

1 frame forward | backward.

()

Jump to last frame (same for either arrow).

()

Jump to first frame (same for either arrow).

|

Active window full | small screen(s).

|

Screen configuration forward | backward.

Example

GRAB / ROTATE / SCALE behavior

Adjust arrow direction

Adjust arrow direction (Grab coarse adjust)

Adjust (Grab fine adjust)

Adjust (Grab coarse grid snap center)

Adjust (Grab fine grid snap center)

Mouse

Place cursor \ gesture \ vertex paint

Add vertex.

Trackball.

Translate view.

Translate view see Numpad 2468.

Zoom view see Numpad + | -.

Zoom view see Numpad + | -.

Select.

Add to selection.

Select object by closest object center.

Add to selection by closest object center.

Select object & affect active object.

Add to selection & affect active object.

Number Value Setting Button behavior

Click left-side to -1 | click right-side to +1.

Click & drag left subtracts | drag right adds.

Type in value for num value button.

GRAB / ROTATE / SCALE behavior

Adjust move direction (Grab coarse adjust)

Adjust (Grab fine adjust)

Adjust (Grab coarse grid snap center)

Adjust (Grab fine grid snap center)

Confirm Grab/Rotate/Scale action

Confirm Grab action

Move then click constrains to move axis

Move then click constrains to move axis

Cancel Grab/Rotate/Scale action

Cancel Grab action

Characters

A

A

A

Select | deselect All.

A

Select | deselect All.

A

Add menu.

A

Apply location and rotation.

A

Play Animation.

A

Apply Latice | Duplicate.

A

Play Anim in current and all 3d windows.

B

B

B

Border select | deselect.

B

Border select | deselect.

BB

Circle Border select | deselect.

B

Define render Border.

C

C

C

Center window around 3d cursor.

C

Snap current frame to selected key.

C

Change images.

C

Cursor on origin, window on home.

C

Copy menu.

C

Convert menu (if possible).

D

D

D

Duplicate.

D

Duplicate.

D

Display alpha of image as wire.

D

Add data-linked Duplicate.

E

E

E

Extrude (by grabbing-G returns if Rot./Scale)

ER

Extrude by Rotating.

ES

Extrude by Scaling.

F

F

F

Make edge / Face | Connect curve.

F

Face select display on | off .

F

Flip selected triangle edges

F

Sort Faces.

F

Beauty reFill.

F

Make First base.

F

Save and open text Files menu.

G

G

G

Grabber.

G

Grabber.

G

Clear Location.

G

Clear Location.

H

H

H

Handle type: align | free.

H

Hide selected vertices.

H

Handle type: auto. see also V

H

Hide deselected vertices.

H

Automatic Handle calculation.

I

I

I

Insert Keyframe menu.

J

J

J

Swap render page of render window.

J

Join selected triangles to quads

J

Join selected objects. see also P

J

Join selected keys.

K

K

K

Draw | hide object Keys

K

Show Keys | show curves

K

Add skeleton to an IKA

K

Clear vertexpaint colors.

L

L

L

Make Local menu. see also U

L

Select vertices linked to cursor.

L

Select linked objects.

L

Select Linked menu.

L

Make Link menu.

L

Select vertices linked to selected vertex.

L

Make Local menu.

M

M

M

Move to layer(s).

M

Make a Meta strip.

N

N

N

Number menu (numeric loc/rot/size entry).

N

Recalculate Normals outside.

N

Recalculate Normals inside.

O

O

O

Clear Origin.

O

Normal | Proportional vertex edit (PVE)

O

Sharp | Smooth falloff for PVE

O

Open file.

P

P

P

Separate vertices into objects. see also J

P

Make Parent.

P

Make vertex Parent.

P

Clear Parent menu.

P

Play a Script in Text Edit window

P

Make Parent without inverse.

R

R

R

Rotate.

R

Select Row of nurbs.

R

Clear Rotation.

R

Clear Rotation.

Q

Q

Q

Quit Blender menu.

S

S

S

Scale

S

Snap-to menu.

S

Shear.

S

Shrink/Fatten function.

S

Clear Size.

SX

Mirror X

SY

Mirror Y

S

Select text menu.

T

T

T

Texture space menu (grab & rotate textures)

T

Tilt of 3d curve (see F9 & press 3D button)

T

Convert to Triangles.

T

Make Track-to.

T

Clear Track-to.

T

Blenchmark. (Blender benchmark in console)

U

U

U

Single User menu.

U

Reload data buffer. (yep, a sort of Undo)

U

Save current file as user default file.

V

V

V

VertexPaint on | off .

V

Vector handle. see also H

V

Object resize to materials-texture aspect.

V

View menu for positioning cursor.

W

W

W

Special edit menu.

W

Warp selected vertices around cursor.

W

Write file.

W

Write selected as videoscape format.

X

X

X

Erase menu.

X

Delete all, reload default file. see also U

Y

Y

Y

Split selected from the rest.

Z

Z

Z

Wire | Solid view

Z

Zoom/trans. render window. see F12 & F11

Z

Wire | Shaded view

Z

Shaded calculation view

Z

Solid | Textured (Potato) view.