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The

Blender 2.5
cheat sheet
Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

by Andrew Price
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Blender 2.5 Keyboard Shortcuts
Basics Movements
Select Right Click Move G
Pan Middle Click Rotate R
Zoom Mouse Wheel Scale S
Add Object Shift + A Precise Movements [Hold] Shift
Delete X Increment Movements [Hold] Ctrl
Search for function Spacebar Lock to Axis Middle Click or X/Y/Z
Toolbar T
Properties N
Save File Ctrl + S Navigation
Render F12
Top View Numpad 7
Render Animation Ctrl + F12
Front View Numpad 1
Stop Render Esc
Side View Numpad 3
Save Render F3
Camera View Numpad 0
Show Last Render F11
Zoom to Object Numpad .
Undo Ctrl + Z
Opposite View Ctrl + Numpad 1/3/7
Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z
Fly Mode Shift + F

General
Duplicate Shift + D Selection
Move to Layer M Select Object Right Click
Mirror Ctrl + M Select Multiple Shift + Right Click
Hide H (De)Select All A
Unhide Alt + H Select Object Behind Alt + Right Click
Move Origin Point Ctrl + Shift + Alt + O Select Linked L
Parent To Ctrl + P Select All Linked Ctrl + L
Clear Parent Alt + P Box Select B
Track To Ctrl + T Circle Select C
Clear Track Alt + T Lasso Tool Ctrl + Click
Reset 3D Cursor Shift + C Inverse Selection Ctrl + I
Turn Widget On/Off Ctrl + Spacebar
Add to Group Ctrl + G

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Blender 2.5 Keyboard Shortcuts (cont.)
Modelling Changing Modes
Make Face F Edit/Object Mode TAB
Subdivide W Vertex Paint Mode V
Extrude E Weight Paint Mode Ctrl + TAB
Rip V Cyle Workspace Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow
Separate P Logic Editor Shift + F2
Create Loopcut Ctrl + R Node Editor Shift + F3
Proportional Editing O Console Shift + F4
Select Edge Loop Alt + Right Click 3d Viewport Shift + F5
Make Seam/Sharp Ctrl + E F-Curve Editor Shift + F6
Merge Vertices Alt + M Buttons Shift + F7
Mirror Ctrl + M Video Sequence Editor Shift + F8
Shrink/Fatten Alt + S Outliner Shift + F9
Knife K + Click UV/Image Editor Shift + F10
Fill Alt + F Text Editor Shift + F11
Beauty Fill Shift + Alt + F
Add Subdivision Level Ctrl + 1/2/3/4
Advanced
Editing Curves Append File
Fullscreen Mode
Shift + F1
Alt + F11
Close Path Alt + C Maximize SubWindow Ctrl + Up
Add Handle Ctrl + Click Change active Camera Ctrl + 0
Subdivide W Use Render Buffer J
Tilt Ctrl + T Only Render Selected W
Clear Tilt Alt + T Only Render Portion Shift + B
Change Handle to Bezier H Save Over Default Scene Ctrl + U
Change Handle to Vector V Make Screencast Ctrl + F4
Revert to Default Handle Shift + H

Fly Mode
Sculpting Start Fly Mode Shift + F
Accelerate Mouse Wheel Up
Change Brush Size F
Decelerate Mouse Wheel Down
Change Brush Strength Shift + F
Pan Middle Click
Rotate Brush Texture Ctrl + F
Fly Forward W
Fly Backwards S
Fly Left A
Fly Right D
Fly Up R
Fly Down F

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Blender 2.5 Keyboard Shortcuts (cont.)
Animation Timeline
Play/Stop Animation Alt + A Set Start Frame S
Play Animation in Reverse Alt + Shift + A Set End Frame E
Next Frame Right Arrow Show All Frames Home
Previous Frame Left Arrow Add Marker M
Forward 10 Frames Up Arrow Move Marker Right Click Drag
Back 10 Frames Down Arrow Toggle Frames/Seconds Ctrl + T
Jump to Start Point Shift + Left Arrow
Jump to End Point Shift + Right Arrow
Scroll through frames Alt + Mouse Wheel Video Sequence Editor
Insert Keyframe I
Switch to Editor Shift + F8
Remove Keyframe Alt + I
Jump to Next Keyframe Ctrl + Page Up Next Strip Page Up
Jump to Previous Keyframe Ctrl + Page Down Previous Strip Page Down
Split Strips K
Lock Strip Shift + L
Armatures Unlock Strip
Copy Strip
Shift + Alt + L
Ctrl + C
Add Bone E / Ctrl + Click Paste Strip Ctrl + V
Rotate Ctrl + R Separate Images Y
Recalculate Roll Ctrl + N Snap Strip to Scrubber Shift + S
Align Bones Ctrl + Alt + A
Move to Bone Layers M
View Bone Layers Shift + M Node Editor
Set Bone Flag Shift + W Add Node Shift + A
Switch Bone Direction Alt + F Cut Links Ctrl + Left Mouse
Scroll Hierarchy ]/[ Hide/Unhide Node H
Select Hierarchy Shift ] / [ Make Group Ctrl + G
Select Connected L Ungroup Alt + G
Edit Group TAB
Move Background Alt + Middle Mouse
Pose Mode Zoom In Background V
Apply Pose Ctrl + A Zoom Out Background Alt + V
Clear Pose Rotation Alt + R Properties N
Clear Pose Location Alt + L
Clear Pose Scale Alt + S
Copy Pose Ctrl + C
Pase Pose Ctrl + V
Add IK Shift + I
Remove IK Ctrl + Alt + I
Add to Bone Group Ctrl + G
Relax Pose Alt + E

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