Various Keyboard Shortcuts

Question 1

Right Click (in Object Mode)

Answer 1

Object Context Menu

Question 2

Left Click (in Object Mode)

Answer 2

Select Object

Question 3

Middle Click & hold

Answer 3

Rotate View

Question 4

Scroll Mousewheel

Answer 4

Zoom in/out

Question 5

Left Click + Drag (in Object Mode)

Answer 5

Lasso Selection

Question 6

Shift + Right Click

Answer 6

Move 3D Cursor

Question 7

Shift + Middle Click drag & move

Answer 7

Pan

Question 8

Ctrl + Middle Click (& move cursor in and out)

Answer 8

Zoom in and out

Question 9

Ctrl + Z

Answer 9

Undo

Question 10

Shift + Ctrl + Z

Answer 10

Redo

Question 11

Shift + Left Click

Answer 11

Select Multiple Objects

• Light Orange highlight means ‘active object’ (last selected object)
• Dark Orange highlight means selected object

Question 12

G (with selected object) ; X

Answer 12

Move (Grab) along X axis

Question 13

G (with selected object) ; Y

Answer 13

Move (Grab) along Y axis

Question 14

G (with selected object) ; Z

Answer 14

Move (Grab) along Z axis

Question 15

R (with selected object) ; X

Answer 15

Rotate on X axis

Question 16

R (with selected object) ; Y

Answer 16

Rotate on Y axis

Question 17

R (with selected object) ; Z

Answer 17

Rotate on Z axis

Question 18

S (with selected object) ; X

Answer 18

Scale on X axis

Question 19

S (with selected object) ; Y

Answer 19

Scale on Y axis

Question 20

S (with selected object) ; Z

Answer 20

Scale on Z axis

Question 21

G/R/S ; Middle Click & hold

Answer 21

Change Axis Lock

Question 22

Shift + B ; Left Click drag over area

Answer 22

Center View

Question 23

Red Line

Answer 23

X axis (left and right)

Question 24

Green Line

Answer 24

Y axis (forward and backward)

Question 25

Blue Line

Answer 25

Z axis (up and down)

Question 26

(double tap) R R

Answer 26

Trackball Rotation

Question 27

Q

Answer 27

Quick Favorites

Question 28

A

Answer 28

Selects all Objects

Question 29

(double tap) A A

Answer 29

Deselects all Objects (reconfigures to (single tap) A by ✅ Select All Toggles option.

Edit Menu > Preferences > Keymap > ✅ Select All Toggles

Question 30

DEL key

Answer 30

Delete Objects

Question 31

X ; D

Answer 31

Delete ; Delete

Question 32

Shift + A

Answer 32

Add Objects

Question 33

X

Answer 33

Delete

Question 34

Shift + A ; M

Answer 34

Add Objects > Mesh

Question 35

Shift + A ; M ; P

Answer 35

Add Objects > Mesh > Plane

Question 36

Shift + A ; M ; C

Answer 36

Add Objects > Mesh > Cube

Question 37

Shift + A ; M ; R

Answer 37

Add Objects > Mesh > Circle

Question 38

Shift + A ; C

Answer 38

Add Objects > Curve

Question 39

Spacebar

Answer 39

Play/Pause Animation

Question 40

T

Answer 40

Toolbar

Question 41

N

Answer 41

Sidebar

Question 42

Shift + F7

Answer 42

Open Object Properties tab

Question 43

SHIFT + CTRL + Spacebar

Answer 43

Playback Animation (reverse)

Question 44

ALT + A

Answer 44

Select None

Question 45

CTRL + I

Answer 45

Invert Selection

Question 46

H

Answer 46

Hide Selection

Question 47

ALT + H

Answer 47

Reveal hidden objects

Question 48

TAB

Answer 48

Toggle Edit Mode

Question 49

CTRL + PGU Key (PageUp)

Answer 49

Cycle previous Workspaces

Question 50

CTRL + PGD key (PageDown)

Answer 50

Cycle next Workspaces

Question 51

CTRL + S

Answer 51

Save

Question 52

CTRL + Spacebar

Answer 52

Toggle Maximize Area

Question 53

CTRL + ALT + Spacebar

Answer 53

Toggle Fullscreen Area

Question 54

CTRL + J

Answer 54

Join Objects

Question 55

CTRL + O

Answer 55

Open File

Question 56

CTRL + N

Answer 56

New File

Question 57

CTRL + Q

Answer 57

Quit

Question 58

F2

Answer 58

Rename Active Object

Question 59

F3

Answer 59

Search Menu

Question 60

F4

Answer 60

File Context Menu

Question 61

F11

Answer 61

Show Render Window

Question 62

F12

Answer 62

Render Current Frame

Question 63

F5 to F8, F10

Answer 63

Reserved for user action