Blender Keyboard Shortcuts That I Use
Use these keyboard shortcuts if you use Blender to create 2D or 3D stuff to make sure you’re working efficiently.
| Viewport Navigation | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit view | Middle click + Drag | Middle click + Drag |
| Pan view | Shift + Middle click + Drag | Shift + Middle click + Drag |
| Zoom view | Scroll wheel Ctrl + Middle click + Drag | Scroll wheel Ctrl + Middle click + Drag |
| Free pan by cursor | Shift + ~ + move mouse Click in Viewport to Deactivate | Shift + ~ + move mouse Click in Viewport to Deactivate |
| Toggle X-ray | option + Z | Alt + Z |
| Viewport Shading Options Pie menu | Z | Z |
| Camera view | Numpad 0 | Numpad 0 |
| Quad View | control – option – Q | Ctrl – Alt – Q |
| Toolbar Toggle | T | T |
| Toggle Transform Panel | N | N |
| Axis constrains | Press x, y or z to limit motion to that axis, for example following a duplicate, or when using grab (g). |
| Object Manipulation | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move object or geometry | G |
| Scale object or geometry | S |
| Rotate object or geometry | R |
| Rotate with trackball | RR |
| Edit Mode | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Vertex mode | 1 |
| Edge mode | 2 |
| Face mode | 3 |
| Create separate object out of selection | P |
| Merge selection | M |
| Vertex and edge slide | GG |
| Extrude geometry | E |
| Fill face | F |
| Knife | K |
| Add inset faces to selection | I |
| Split geometry | Y |
| Rip geometry | V |
| Loop cut | Ctrl + R |
| Add bevel to selection | Ctrl + B |
| Add vertex bevel to selection | Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Bend | Shift + W |
| Fill rip | Alt + V |
| Others | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle Object/Edit Mode | TAB | TAB |
| Apply Transformations | control – A | Ctrl – A |
| Join selected objects | control – J | Ctrl – J |
