Blender Keyboard Shortcuts That I Use

Use these keyboard shortcuts if you use Blender to create 2D or 3D stuff to make sure you’re working efficiently.

Viewport Navigation	Mac	Windows
Orbit view	Middle click + Drag	Middle click + Drag
Pan view	Shift + Middle click + Drag	Shift + Middle click + Drag
Zoom view	Scroll wheel Ctrl + Middle click + Drag	Scroll wheel Ctrl + Middle click + Drag
Free pan by cursor	Shift + ~ + move mouse Click in Viewport to Deactivate	Shift + ~ + move mouse Click in Viewport to Deactivate
Toggle X-ray	option + Z	Alt + Z
Viewport Shading Options Pie menu	Z	Z
Camera view	Numpad 0	Numpad 0
Quad View	control – option – Q	Ctrl – Alt – Q
Toolbar Toggle	T	T
Toggle Transform Panel	N	N
Axis constrains	Press x, y or z to limit motion to that axis, for example following a duplicate, or when using grab (g).

Object Manipulation	Shortcut
Move object or geometry	G
Scale object or geometry	S
Rotate object or geometry	R
Rotate with trackball	RR

Edit Mode	Shortcut
Vertex mode	1
Edge mode	2
Face mode	3
Create separate object out of selection	P
Merge selection	M
Vertex and edge slide	GG
Extrude geometry	E
Fill face	F
Knife	K
Add inset faces to selection	I
Split geometry	Y
Rip geometry	V
Loop cut	Ctrl + R
Add bevel to selection	Ctrl + B
Add vertex bevel to selection	Ctrl + Shift + B
Bend	Shift + W
Fill rip	Alt + V

Description	Mac	Windows
Toggle Object/Edit Mode	TAB	TAB
Apply Transformations	control – A	Ctrl – A
Join selected objects	control – J	Ctrl – J

3D Cursor

Description	Mac	Windows
Move 3D Cursor	shift + RMB	Shift + RMB
Move 3D Cursor to a vertex	shift + S > Cursor to Selected	Shift + S > Cursor to Selected
Reset 3D Cursor Position	shift + C	Shift + C