Chapter 5. Key Shortcuts

1. File

Ctrl+OOpen...

2. Edit

Ctrl+ZUndo
Ctrl+XCut
Ctrl+CCopy
Ctrl+VPaste
Ctrl+LPaste Mirrored
SPACEDeselect
PageUpSelect Previous
PageDownSelect Next
DeleteDelete

3. View

TABQuick Hide Panels
FFrame Selected
Shift+FFrame All
AWireframe
F9Overlay Backdrop
Arrow KeysRotate View
Hold Alt + Left Mouse DragOrbit Tool
Hold Alt + Left Mouse Drag + Press ShiftOrbit Tool Snap to Orthogonal
F6Toggle Layers Panel

(Other F-Keys toggle panels but are subject to change)

4. Object

Ctrl+DPaste Object Properties
Ctrl+FPaste Material
MLathe Symmetry
HHide

5. Curve

SSmooth
Ctrl+SSmooth More

6. Mesh

SSmooth
Ctrl+RRelax
Shift+RPolish
KConvert to Normal Mesh
JConvert to Adaptive Subdivision Mesh

7. Texture

Shift+TUV Relax

8. Help

F1Help Contents

9. Tools

QSelect
WMove
ERotate
RScale
TSoft Move

(There are a few more Tool keys that rotate sets of tools, but these are not in frequent use and may be discontinued)

Holding Alt and Shift swaps to similar Tools for use with Left Mouse Button.

With a Sculpting Tool selected
* Set Tool Size Ctrl+Drag Left Mouse Button

* Swap Tool: Add/Sub Inflate/Deflate \

With Brushes and Sculpting Tools
* Swap to Smooth Tool Shift (With appropriate tool for Sculpt/Texture/Surface painting)

* Press 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 to set Tool Intensity from 0 to 100%

10. Selection

Holding Shift while dragging with the Select Tool (default Right Mouse) adds to multi selection in 3D views and Groups Panel.

Holding Alt while dragging with the Select Tool subtracts to multi selection in 3D views and Groups Panel.

11. Groups Panel

Drag the left mouse over the 'eye' or 'freeze' icons of several objects to hide/show freeze/unfreeze multiple at once.

Icons in groups panel



12. Number Entry

Right click on a slider or number to type in a new value.

13. Smart Backdrops

The set of keyboard shortcuts for this feature is given in the help below:
Smart Backdrops