Note: The Industry-Compatible keymap is not recommended because it reconfigures commonly needed key bindings, such as the N key to toggle the Sidebar.
To bind an icon to a key, right-click and choose Assign Shortcut. Don’t forget to unbind those keys from any other shortcuts in Preferences > Keymap.
Viewport Navigation
Pan (track left / right, pedestal up / down)
SHIFT + middle mouse
Orbit
middle mouse
Zoom or Dolly
CTRL + middle mouse
Dolly Forward
+ (numeric keypad plus)
Dolly Backward
- (numeric keypad minus)
Frame All
HOME
Frame Selected
. (numeric keypad period)
Viewport Display
Sidebar (right panel)
N
Toolbar Popup (left panel)
T
Toolbar (context menu)
SHIFT + SPACE
Local View (isolate selection)
/ (forward slash)
Toggle Quad View
CTRL + ALT + Q
Viewpoint (Pie Menu)
` (backtick)
Shading (Pie Menu)
Z
Toggle Wireframe
SHIFT + Z
Toggle Overlays
SHIFT + ALT + Z
Commands
Menu Search
F3
Undo
CTRL + Z
Redo
SHIFT + CTRL + Z
Duplicate
SHIFT + D
Duplicate Linked
ALT + D
Adjust Last Operation
F9
Apply
CTRL + A
Transforms
Move (Grab)
G
Rotate
R
Scale
S
Constrain to Axis
X, Y, Z
Precision Transform
drag + SHIFT
Snapping (toggle Snap)
SHIFT + TAB
Snap (Snap-To Pie Menu)
SHIFT + S
Affect Only Origins (transform object pivot)
CTRL + . (period)
Selection
Select Tool and Selection Mode
W
Select All
A
Select None
ALT + A
Select Inverse
CTRL + I
Add to Selection
SHIFT + drag
Add to Selection and Make Active
SHIFT + click
Remove from Selection
CTRL + drag
Remove Active from Selection
SHIFT + click
Remove Inactive from Selection
SHIFT + double-click
Modeling
Toggle Edit Mode
TAB
Vertex, Edge, Face modes
1, 2, 3 (numerals on alphabetic keypad)
Toggle Selection
SHIFT + click
Expand Selection (select components between)
CTRL + click
Proportional Editing (soft selection)
O
Select Loop
ALT + click
Toggle Loop Selection
SHIFT + ALT + click
Dissolve Selection
CTRL + DELETE
or CTRL + X
Sculpting
Brush Radius
F then drag then click
or [ ] (square brackets)
Brush Invert (Direction Add / Subtract)
CTRL + drag
Smooth
SHIFT + drag
Rigging
Set Parent
CTRL + P
Clear Parent
ALT + P
Armature Extrude (create Bone)
E
Animation
Play / Pause
SPACE
Jump to First Frame
SHIFT + LEFTARROW
Jump to Previous Keyframe
DOWNARROW
Jump to Next Keyframe
UPARROW
Insert Keyframe
I
Insert Keyframe Menu
K
Toggle Dope Sheet / Graph Editor
CTRL + TAB
Mac users:
The ALT key is labeled OPTION on the keyboard.
The CTRL key is labeled CONTROL. The COMMAND key may also work.
By default, function keys are reserved for macOS operating system commands. To use the function keys in Blender, we have two options:
1. Hold the FUNCTION key, labeled FN on the keyboard, sometimes with an icon of a globe. Then press the desired function key, such as F1.
2. Enable the option Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys. In macOS Ventura or later, this is found in Apple Menu > System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts. In earlier versions of macOS, it's in System Preferences > Keyboard.
Blender Cheat Sheet
Common Shortcuts (Key Bindings)
