Beginner’s Guide: Keyboard Keys and Shortcuts, Addons

Z / X / Y — Constrain to a specific axis during an action

1, 2, 3 — Quick switch between Vertex, Edge, and Face select modes

G — Move something ( + G: Slide along vertices or edges)

R — Rotate object ( + R: Free rotation)

E — Extrude selected Edges / Vertices / Faces

X / Delete — Delete

F — Create a face from selected vertices

I — creates internal faces. Use modifiers: + O — invert, I — individual face per selection, Ctrl — adjust height, B — prevent new face creation on missing planes.

Y — Separate selected vertices, edges, or faces from the rest of the mesh — creates two disconnected parts, but still one object

L — Select connected vertices ( Quickly selects multiple unconnected parts within a single object when you hover the cursor )

V — Rip Vertices / Edges

J — Connect vertices with an edge

P — Separate into a new object

B — Box select

C — Circle select

Y — Split side (duplicate entry — same as “Separate” above)

H — Hide selection

A — Select all

S — Scale

K — Knife tool ( C — cut through, A — constrain cut by angle or axis )

> — Pivot Point menu (center of rotation/scaling)

O — Proportional Editing (button looks like a target icon)

Alt (+ Shift to continue) — Select loop of Faces / Edges / Vertices

Shift (Hold) - Slows down the movement of the selected

G/R/S + Shift + X/Y/Z — Exclude axis from transformation

Ctrl + Shift + R — Add supporting edge loops on both sides of the selected loop ( Edge Crease / Bevel support )

Shift + Ctrl + Alt + S — Shifts selected vertices, edges, faces, UV islands, or entire objects relative to each other

Alt + Shift + S — Shrink/Fatten along normals ( Round or smooth the selected geometry )

Ctrl + Shift + Z — Redo ( undo the previous undo step )

Ctrl + Alt + Z — Open Undo History menu

Shift + Ctrl + B — Vertex Bevel tool

Ctrl + Alt + LMB — Select edge ring

Ctrl + B — Bevel Edges ( Mouse wheel changes segments, C — clamps overlap, P — controls profile shape, V — Converts edges to vertices )

Ctrl + T — Triangulate faces (or activates material/texture functions if Node Wrangler add-on is enabled)

Ctrl + X — Dissolve selected Faces / Edges / Vertices while keeping topology connected

Ctrl + P — Set Parent ( allows you to parent another object to vertices )

Ctrl + 1–5 — Add Subdivision Surface modifier with the specified level

Ctrl + R — Loop Cut (add new edge loop)

Ctrl + J — Join selected objects

Ctrl + C / V — Copy / Paste

Ctrl + M — Mirror selection

Ctrl + Z — Undo last action

Ctrl + I — Invert selection

Ctrl + RMB — Extrude to cursor position

Shift + R — Repeat last action (Duplication with transformation, Applying modeling tools, and Creating arrays)

Shift + N — Flips the normals so that they face outward (quick recalculation of outward‑facing normals, Alt + N → Flip — Manual normal flip)

Shift + W — Bend selected Vertices / Edges / Faces ( Important: bending uses the 3D Cursor as the pivot point )

Shift + E — Enables Edge Crease, allowing you to set the edge sharpness for the Subdivision Surface modifier

Shift + Tab — Toggle Snapping for transformations (magnet icon on the top bar)

Shift + K — Knife tool (cut only within the selected area; cuts through)

Shift + C — Reset 3D cursor and camera to view all objects

Shift + V — Slide Vertex along Edge (Edge control tool)

Shift + Z — Toggle Wireframe mode (quick X-ray)

Shift + RMB — Move 3D cursor to cursor position

Shift + H — Hide everything except the selected

Shift + D — Duplicate selection and move

Shift + LMB — Add to selection

Shift + A — Add new object

Shift + G — Select Similar

Alt + S — Moves vertices, edges, and faces along their normals — effectively inflating or deflating the mesh if everything is selected

Alt + D — Creates a linked duplicate that shares data (mesh, materials, modifiers, etc.) with the original object

Alt + F — Automatically creates one or more faces (quads or triangles depending on topology)

Alt + Q — Quick object select (when cursor hovers over an object in Edit Mode)

Alt + L — Manually adjust normals direction (Point to Target)

Alt + G / R / S — Reset Location / Rotation / Scale

Alt + H — Reveal hidden geometry

Alt + Z — Toggle X-Ray mode

Alt + J — Tris to Quads

Alt + P — Break a link

Alt + A — Deselect all

Alt + V — Rip Fill

G + B — Activates the snap function while moving

Ctrl + Shift + Tab — Menu Snap

Ctrl + A — Apply transformations Apply Transforms ( A critically important function if you modify the object after moving it )

Ctrl + H — Hook menu (parenting / constraint options)

Ctrl + M — Mirror menu (mirror selected geometry)

Ctrl + G — Add to Group / Group menu

Ctrl + Tab — Mode selection pie menu

Ctrl / Alt + P — Parent actions menu

Ctrl + L — Link/Transfer Data Menu

Ctrl + V — Vertex Menu

Ctrl + E — Edge Menu

Ctrl + F — Face Menu

Shift + S — Cursor & Selection menu (Snap / Cursor to…)

Shift + M — Move to Collection (or to another group)

Shift + O — Proportional Editing falloff menu

Shift + G — Select Similar

Alt + E — Extended Extrude options menu

Alt + M — Merge / Split menu

Alt + N — Normals menu

Q — Quick Access Menu (Opens the quick tools menu, where you can add any operations, brushes, commands, or settings so you don’t have to search for them in the menus)

~ (Tilde key) — View menu (Navigation pie: top/front/side view etc.)

Z — Shading menu (Wireframe / Solid / Material / Rendered view)

N — Properties (Transform / Item / Tool panels)

M — Collections menu or Merge Vertices menu

. (Period key) — Pivot Point menu

P — Separate geometry menu

T — Tool Shelf (Tools menu)

H — Hide selected

Ctrl + Alt + Q — Split window into 4 equal views (Top, Camera, Front, Right)

Ctrl + Alt + Space — Hide all panels, leaving only the viewport

Ctrl + Space — Maximize editor window (full screen)

Ctrl + Alt + W — Open a new Blender window

Ctrl + Space — Maximize editor window (full screen)

Ctrl + ~ (Tilde) — Toggle Gizmo visibility

Shift + F — Fine-tune camera view (fly/adjust camera)

Shift + ~ (Tilde) — Free movement / Fly mode

Shift + F1–F12 — Switch between windows

F12 — Render the scene from the active camera

/ — Local view (isolate selected object)

F2 — Rename selected object

F3 — Search menu

Middle Mouse Button ( Scroll ) — Zoom camera in / out toward cursor ( hold to orbit around selected object )

Alt + Scroll wheel — Timeline frame scroll

Shift + MMB — Pan viewport

Shift + Ctrl + Alt + I — Delete all keyframes

Ctrl + Alt + D — Delete driver

Ctrl + C / V — Copy / Paste keyframes

Ctrl + E — Set F-Curve Extrapolation

Ctrl + T — Toggle Timecode Display

Ctrl + D — Assign driver

Ctrl + M — Mirror Keys

Ctrl + P — Set parent

Shift + Left / Right Arrow — Jump to first / last frame

Shift + Spacebar — Start / Stop animation playback

Shift + E — Extrapolate keyframes

Shift + D — Duplicate keyframes

Shift + S — Snap Keyframes

Alt + P — Clear parent of the object

Alt + H — Reveal animation curves

Alt + K — Clear Keying Set

Alt + I — Delete keyframe

Alt + MMB — Move forward / backward by one second

Numpad - and + — Zoom in / Zoom out of the animation workspace

Right / Left Arrow — Move one frame forward / backward

K — Select Keying Set / open Keying Set menu

T — Choose keyframe interpolation type

X / Delete — Delete selected keyframe

S — Scale keyframes in time

V — Change keyframe type

G — Grab / move keyframe

H — Hide animation curve

I — Insert keyframe

Shift + Alt + A — Expand mask by normals

Ctrl + R — Perform Remesh (Voxel / Quadriflow depending on the mode, also recommended after pressing R)

Ctrl + LMB — Invert brush (Can also clear mask)

Ctrl + W — Create Face Set from selection

Ctrl + 1–4 — Quick subdivision level change

Ctrl + F — Rotate brush texture

Ctrl + I — Invert mask

Shift + H — Hide inactive Face Sets / Unhide

Shift + W — Merge Face Sets

Shift + F — Adjust brush strength

Shift + LMB — Smooth with the brush

Shift + LMB — Refine mask

Shift + A — Expand mask

Alt + 1–2 — Increase / decrease Multires subdivision (if Multires modifier is used)

Alt + Q — Switch to another object

Alt + A — Auto-masking Pie Menu

Alt + H — Show all Face Sets

Alt + M — Clear mask

H — Hide active Face Set (in Face Set mode)

[ ] — Decrease / increase brush size

F — Change brush size (mouse movement)

M — Toggle mask on/off

RMB — Brush settings menu

R — Voxel Size Grid

Ctrl + T — Automatic adding of texture coordinate and mapping nodes ( Requires the Node Wrangler add-on to be enabled )

Ctrl + J — Create a frame around selected nodes

Ctrl + RMB — Cut links

Shift + RMB — Create a reroute point

Shift + A — Add Node menu

Alt + RMB — Connect nodes
F — Connect two selected nodes

H — Collapse / expand nodes

M — Mute / unmute nodes (disable them but keep them in the node tree)

Ctrl + E — Mark Seam / Clear Seam

Ctrl + I — Invert selection

U — UV Unwrap menu

Ctrl + Alt + Numpad 0 — Set the active camera to the current view

Ctrl + Numpad + / − — Increases or decreases the selection area

Numpad 2, 4, 6, 8 — Move the view along the axes ( + Ctrl — change the view from different angles )

Numpad 1, 3, 7, 9 — Move camera to view along axis ( + Ctrl for opposite view )

Numpad + / - — Zoom in / out

Numpad . (period) — Focus / Frame selected

Numpad 5 — Toggle Orthographic / Perspective view

Numpad 0 — Camera view

Ctrl + Shift + S — Save As (save project under a new name)

Shift + Ctrl + O — Open Recent Files menu

Ctrl + N — New File / New Project

Ctrl + S — Save Project

Ctrl + O — Open Project

F4 — File Menu (quick access to file operations)

Ctrl + Tab — Mode selection menu (in Edit Mode: switch between Vertex, Edge, and Face select

Tab — Toggle between Object Mode and Edit Mode

Shift + F — Free camera / Fly Mode

F12 — Render image from active camera

Go to Edit → Preferences → Add‑ons — this is where you’ll find all the add‑ons you need to enable. This section will include the add‑ons I use or have verified, and it will be updated over time.

An add‑on that simplifies working with UV unwrapping (doesn’t work with versions below 4.2). A powerful tool to speed up your modelling workflow with vertex loops (built‑in up to version 4.2, so download it from a trusted source if needed).

Bridge — connects two or more vertex/edge loops with a spatial bridge.

Circle — turns a selected vertex loop into a perfect circle.

Curve — creates smooth curves based on selected vertices.

Flatten — makes selected faces or vertices perfectly flat.

Relax — smoothes the selected area while preserving the overall shape.

Space — distributes vertices along a loop at equal distances from each other.

Gstretch — stretches vertices along a specified line.

An add‑on that simplifies Boolean operations in modelling (press N, it will appear under Edit).

Auto Boolean — automatically applies a Boolean operation and bakes the result immediately, bypassing modifiers.

Brush Boolean — a more advanced and flexible mode where objects are used as brushes; it preserves modifiers and allows editing during the process.

Difference — cuts the shape of one object out of another (Shift + Ctrl + Numpad −).

Union — merges two or more objects into a single mesh, removing internal faces at the object junctions (Shift + Ctrl + Numpad +).

Intersect — keeps only the part of the geometry where objects intersect, deleting the rest (Shift + Ctrl + Numpad ×).

Slice — separates the inner intersecting object into parts.

Blender Addon for UV Editor which aims to cover all sorts of operators for working with UV. A Blender add‑on for managing texture layers in Eevee and Cycles renders, offering many convenient features. A tool that simplifies saving: it makes the process more accessible and convenient, better suited for artists’ workflows. Measures the number of texture pixels per unit area of a model (usually expressed in px/m or px/cm). It’s easy to use: just select a mesh (or faces) and the texture size, then simply press the button. Its a tool to help speed up the process of manual hand retopology, similar to tools like Retopology Flow and Quad Draw. Let's have a little influence on the work with extrusion Shows a metric measurement.
Blender Source Tools ( Guides to help )

KKBP_Importer ( Related to Koikatsu )

MMD Tools

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Russian version

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