Datasheet

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own machine is one of the first hurdles to learning to work with Blender. Table 1.1 and
Table 1.2 list the most important Blender hotkeys. You can configure all Blender hotkeys
in the user preferences, but if you plan to use Blender frequently, particularly if you plan
to use multiple installations of Blender, then I recommend getting used to the defaults
where you can.
Hotkey All modes
Spacebar Function search
R Rotate
S Scale
G Translate (move)
X Delete
A Select all/deselect all
B Border select
C Circle select
Ctrl+P Make parent
Alt+P Clear parent
Shift+D Duplicate
I Insert animation key
Alt+C Object conversion menu
Right arrow Move forward one frame
Left arrow Move backward one frame
Up arrow Move forward 10 frames
Down arrow Move backward 10 frames
Shift+right arrow Go to the last frame
Shift+left arrow Go to the first frame
0–9/Alt+0 through Alt+9 Show corresponding layer
F12 Render
F11 Display rendered image
W Specials menu
X, Y, Z Constrain transformation to (selected global axis)
XX, YY, ZZ Constrain transformation to (selected local axis)
Shift+X, Shift+Y, Shift+Z, Constrain transformation to take place in the selected plane by
global coordinates
Shift+XX, Shift+YY, Shift+ZZ Constrain transformation to take place in the selected plane by
local coordinates
N Display transform properties
Shift+S Snap menu
Numpad 1, 3, 7 Front, side, and top view
Numpad 0 Camera view
Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 0 Move camera to current view
Ctrl+Numeric 0 Use selected object for camera view
Table 1.1
Hotkeys common
to all modes
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