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Edit Mode

Blender uses two main modes: Object Mode and Edit Mode.

Use the TAB key to switch between Edit Mode: and Object Mode:

Object Mode lets you move, rotate, and scale entire objects.

Edit Mode lets you modify the object's shape by changing its vertices, edges, and faces.

Selection

Select All/Deselect All: A

Deselect All: Alt + A

Border Select: B

Circle Select: C

Select Linked (Connected Geometry): Shift + L

Select Linked (Material): Ctrl + L

Select Similar: Shift + G

Hide Selected: H

Unhide Hidden: Alt + H

Hide Unselected: Shift + H

Transformation

Move (Grab): G

Rotate: R

Scale: S

Shrink/Fatten: Alt + S

Extrude: E

Bevel: Ctrl + B

Vertex Bevel: Shift + Ctrl + B

Loop Cut and Slide: Ctrl + R

Knife Tool: K

Knife Project: Shift + K

Merge Vertices (Options: At Center, At Cursor, Collapse, By Distance): Alt + M

Clear Parent: Alt + P

To Sphere: Shift + Alt + Se...

Mesh Operations

Delete (Options: Vertices, Edges, Faces, etc.): X or Delete

Create Face/Edge: F

Fill: Alt + F

Face Menu: Ctrl + F

Edge Menu: Ctrl + E

Vertex Menu: Ctrl + V

Duplicate: Shift + D

Duplicate Linked (Instances): Alt + D

Separate (Selection into New Object): P

Join Edges/Faces: J

Merge: M

Split Edges: Y

Rip: V

Rip Fill: Shift + V

Triangulate Faces: Ctrl + T

Untriangulate Faces: Alt + J

Recalculate Normals: Shift + N

Snapping & Precision

Snapping Toggle: Shift + Tab

Snapping Menu: Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Snapping (During Transform): Ctrl

Precision (During Transform): Shift

View & Navigation

Front View: Numpad 1

Right View: Numpad 3

Top View: Numpad 7

Opposite View: Numpad 9

Orthographic/Perspective Toggle: Numpad 5

Frame Selected: Numpad . (Period)

Walk Navigation: Shift + `

Viewport Shading: Z

Mode Toggles

Vertex Mode: 1

Edge Mode: 2

Face Mode: 3



Tips

  • Remember that right-click context menus contain many useful functions.

  • Use the search function (F3) to quickly find commands.

  • The active tool has its own set of hotkeys and options.

  • Tooltips within Blender contain hotkey information.

  • Blender hotkeys can be customized in the preferences.