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Blender Shortcuts

Subject : it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Border Select Mode
Num 2
TAB
B
Camera Active; R-key Twice

2. Toggles between timeline display methods (Frames or Time)
Num 5
Ctrl+Left Arrow
Cursor over Timeline ... T
TAB

3. Top View
Num 7
Shift+MMW
Shift+S
N

4. Selects Multiple Objects
TAB
Shift+RMB
Cursor over Timeline ... T
Z

5. Toggles Shaded
Z
Ctrl+7
Num 3
Shift+D

6. 1. Selects; 2. Reverts changes
RMB
1 - 2 - 3-key - etc...
K
X

7. Movable 3D View
MMB
Y-axis Direction
Ctrl+3
Y

8. Snap Menu
HOME
Shift+Ctrl+Z
MMB
Shift+S

9. Insert Key
Num 5
I
Num 7
Alt+P

10. Constraints to the Z-axis
Shift+S
M
Z
Y-axis Direction

11. Front View
Num 1
K
S
TAB

12. Selects All
X
TAB
A
G

13. Stops and escapes animation
Shift+M
Ctrl+MMB while animation is playing
Camera Active; R-key Twice
Esc

14. Puts the camera in "Aiming Mode"
Num 6
Red
Camera Active; R-key Twice
X-axis Direction

15. Up & Down
Ctrl+MMW
Shift+MMW
B
Ctrl+LMB on Render Icon

16. Bottom & Up
Shift+MMW
S
Z-axis Direction
Ctrl+Alt+C

17. Rotates Clockwise on the Y-axis
Shift+M
Alt+P
Num 8
RMB

18. Duplicates selected Object(s)
Z
Shift+RMB
Shift+D
Shift+C

19. Left & Right
X-axis Direction
Num 1
TAB
Ctrl+3

20. Constraints to the Y-axis
Shift+C
Ctrl+MMB while animation is playing
Y
Shift+RMB

21. Transform Properties
HOME
F10
LMB
N

22. Animates Preview
MMB
Ctrl+1
Ctrl+LMB on Render Icon
K

23. Rotates Counter Clockwise on the X-axis
Num 7
Blue
Alt+A
Num 4

24. X-axis
Ctrl+Alt+C
Num 8
Red
M

25. Auto-zooms so all objects are visible
Shift+MMW
HOME
Shift+D
Num 5

26. Displays Layers Grid (Move-to-Layer Widget)
Num 4
M
Blue
Y-axis Direction

27. Parent objects with Active object
Y
R
Ctrl+P
Ctrl+LMB on Render Icon

28. Snaps 3D cursor to center of world
RMB
Ctrl+Alt+C
Shift+C
R

29. Plays the applied animation in all windows
Ctrl while transforming
RMB
Shift+Alt+A
TAB

30. Changes the working screen
Ctrl+Left Arrow
Num 0
Ctrl+LMB on Render Icon
X

31. Toggle to layer 1 - layer 2 - layer 3 - etc....
Y
1 - 2 - 3-key - etc...
K
Ctrl+Z

32. Redo
F10
R
Shift+Ctrl+Z
Red

33. Scrolls through the header buttons
Ctrl+7
Shift+C
MMB+drag within Window Header
Cursor over Timeline ... T

34. Constraints the transformation to steps
1 - 2 - 3-key - etc...
Ctrl+Z
Num 1
Ctrl while transforming

35. Scene Buttons
MMB+drag within Window Header
G
Y
F10

36. Undo
Num 2
Camera Active; R-key Twice
X
Ctrl+Z

37. 1. Moves 3D cursor; 2. Creates Gestures; 3. Accepts Changes
A
LMB
Esc
X

38. Perspective/Orthographic Views
Camera Active; R-key Twice
Num 5
MMB+drag within Window Header
Num 2

39. Zoom - all other shortcuts for viewing works while animation is playing.
X
Esc
Ctrl+MMB while animation is playing
Num 5

40. Back & Front
Y-axis Direction
Shift+M
MMB+drag within Window Header
Ctrl+P

41. Rotates Counter Clockwise on the Y-axis
Num 2
LMB
B
TAB

42. Z-axiz
Shift+MMW
Ctrl+Left Arrow
Blue
Shift+Alt+A

43. Toolbox - popup menu
A
Spacebar
X-axis Direction
Camera Active; R-key Twice

44. Back View
1 - 2 - 3-key - etc...
Ctrl+1
X
Z

45. Clears Parent
Y
Alt+P
Ctrl+Alt+C
Num 5

46. Constraints to the X-axis
X
M
Ctrl+P
Num 1

47. Scale
S
1 - 2 - 3-key - etc...
A
LMB

48. Left View
B
Num 0
Num 4
Ctrl+3

49. Left & Right
Num 4
Cursor over Timeline ... T
Z
Ctrl+MMW

50. Camera View
F10
Num 0
K
Shift+Alt+A