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Blender 3D - 2.49 Keyboard Shortcut Reference Cheat Sheet

Written by Marc Roberge | 14 January 2011

blender Whether you are just starting out with Blender 3D or have been using it for some time, a good grasp of keyboard shortcuts (ie hotkeys) is essential to get around the Blender 3D environment.

The following is a list of the most commonly used Blender 3D 2.49 hotkeys. If you prefer, you can download our Blender 3D Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet in .pdf format for free using the link below.

Mouse
Place 3D Cursor	Left Click
Quick Extrude	Ctrl + Left Click
Select	Right Click
Add To Selection	Shift + Right Click
Edge/Face Loop Select	Alt + Right Click (Edit Mode)
Rotate View	Middle Click + Drag
Pan View	Shift + Middle Click + Drag
Zoom View	Ctrl + Middle Click + Drag
Numeric KeyPad
Front View		1
Back View		Ctrl + 1
Left Side View		3
Right Side View		Ctrl + 3
Top View		7
Bottom View		Ctrl + 7
Rotate View Up		2
Rotate View Down		8
Rotate View Left		4
Rotate View Right		6
Pan View Up		Ctrl + 2
Pan View Down		Ctrl + 8
Pan View Left		Ctrl + 4
Pan View Right		Ctrl + 6
Redraw Screen		9
Toggle ISO/Perspective		5
Camera View		0
Set Camera To Viewport		Shift + 0
Toggle Local View		/
Zoom On Selection		.
Zoom In		+
Zoom Out		-

Hotkeys In 3D View
Select All/None	A
Play Animation In View	Alt + A
Rectangular Select	B
Circular Select	B x2
Brush Select	B àB (Edit mode)
Duplicate	Shift + D
Linked Duplicate	Alt + D
Extrude	E
Create Face / Edge	F (Edit Mode)
Grab / Move	G
Clear Location	Alt + G
Hide Selected	H
Unhide / Show All	Alt + H
Insert Keyframe	I
Join Selected Objects	Ctrl + J
Select Linked Vertices	L (Edit Mode)
Deselect Linked Vertices	Shift + L (Edit Mode)
Move Selection To Layer	M
Mirror Selection	Ctrl + M
Show Floating Panel	N
Calculate Normals	Ctrl + N
Proportional Edit	O (Edit Mode)
Run Game Engine	P
Make Parent	Ctrl + P
Clear Parent	Alt + P
Rotate	R
Clear Rotation	Alt + R
Scale	S
Clear Scale	Alt + S
Unwrap Mesh	U (Edit Mode)
Toggle Vertex Paint Mode	V
Specials Menu	W (Edit Mode)
Save File	Ctrl + W
Delete Selection	X
New Blender Session	Ctrl + X
Undo	Ctrl + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Shift + Z
Show Toolbox	Spacebar
Maximize Window	Shift + Spacebar
Toggle Manipulator	Ctrl + Spacebar
Change Manipulator Orientation	Alt + Spacebar
Toggle Edit Mode	F5
Toggle Snapping	Shift + Tab

Our free downloadable Blender 3D Keyboard Shorcut Quick Reference Sheet in .PDF format is a handy desk reference sheet for Blender 3D that is perfect for viewing on your computer, ebook reader or for printing.