Blender 3D: Noob to Pro/Tutorial Syntax
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As you go through these tutorials, you will find yourself running into cryptic codes quite often. These codes refer to keys you need to press on the keyboard and buttons on the mouse you need to press. They are pretty standard throughout the Blender community at this point. You may wish to print this page for quick reference throughout this book.
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[edit] Keyboard
There is a big difference between the numbers on the number pad of your keyboard, and the numbers along the top of the keyboard: In Blender, they're actually different keys! There is no relation between the two and confusing them will be largely unpredictable. If you don't have a Numerical Keypad (numpad) see Blender 3D: Noob to Pro/Non-standard equipment. There you will find further information on emulating that functionality.
(If you don't understand the manual, please e-mail your request to: Blender-easy@live.co.za)
| Abbreviation | Key |
|---|---|
| ALT | Alt key |
| CTRL | Ctrl (Control) key |
| CMD | Command key[1] |
| F1 through F12 | F1 through F12 |
| SHIFT | Shift |
| SPACE | Spacebar |
| TAB | Tab |
| ENTER | Enter |
| ESC | Escape |
| FN | Function[2] |
| Abbreviation | Key |
|---|---|
| AKEY through ZKEY | corresponding letter on the keyboard |
| 0KEY through 9KEY | corresponding number (above the letters) on the keyboard |
| NUM0 through NUM9 | corresponding number on the numpad |
| NUM+ and NUM− | corresponding key on the numpad |
[edit] Mouse
If you don't have a three-button mouse, see Blender 3D: Noob to Pro/Non-standard equipment. That includes those with an Apple one-button mouse. There you will find further information on emulating that functionality.
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| LMB | the left mouse button (typically) |
| RMB | the right mouse button (typically) |
| MMB | the middle mouse button or mouse wheel (clicked, not spun), or you can use ALT + left click |
| SCROLL | refers to scrolling the wheel of the mouse |
[edit] Path menu
SPACE → Add → Mesh → UVsphere
means:
hit SPACE, and, in the menu that comes up, choose Add, then Mesh, then UVsphere.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ On an Apple keyboard, the key with the Apple logo, and on a Windows keyboard, the key with the Windows logo on it. These are also called the "Super" key in other manuals.
- ^ FN is generally found only on laptops, and often in the lower left corner of the keyboard. (Some "ergonomic" keyboards use the laptop-style pseudo-numpad to reduce the distance between the normal keys and the mouse. On these, the FN key is often in the top row.)
