The following is a companion post containing the hotkeys used in the following video. It is an hour in duration and attempts to teach the basics of 3D modeling in Blender. It is a companion to this video which is also an hour in duration and introduces the viewer to Blender. Of course if you prefer text based tutorials, we’ve got you covered there too!
The Video
The HotKeys
| Blender Hotkeys | |
|
Action |
Hotkey |
| Switch mode ( object, edit ) | Tab |
| Switch Edit Mode (Vertex, Edge, Face) | Ctrl + Tab |
| Switch to Edit Vertex Mode | Ctrl + Tab + 1 |
| Switch to Edit Edge Mode | Ctrl + Tab + 2 |
| Switch to Edit Face Mode | Ctrl + Tab + 3 |
| Rotate | R |
| Scale | S |
| Translate/Move/Grab | G |
| Select Object | RMB |
| Select Multiple | Shift + RMB |
| Select All/Clear Selected | A |
| Select Edge Loop | Alt + RMB |
| Box select | B |
| Circle Select | C |
| Lasso Select | Ctrl + RMB |
| X Ray Display Mode | Z |
| Specials Menu (Common operations) | W |
| Vertex Menu | Ctrl + V |
| Edge Menu | Ctrl + E |
| Face Menu | Ctrl + F |
| Extrude | E |
| Bevel | Ctrl + B |
| Knife Tool | K |
| Connect Vertex | J |
| Fill/Create Face | F |
| Insert Edge Loop | Ctrl + R |