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5.1
Keymap

Important Hotkeys

The usage of Bforartists is UI centered. You should get away with using the tools from the UI, and not by hotkeys. And we have reduced the keymap dramatically compared to the Blender keymap.

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All Modes
Move viewMMBMove selectionW
Rotate viewRMB / Alt + MMBRotate selectionE
Zoom viewScrollwheel / Crtl + MMBScale selectionR
Trackball rotation2 x ERender ImageF12
Switch to CameraviewNumpad 0
Switch views to orthographic
Ortho frontNumpad 1Ortho rightNumpad 3
Ortho backCtrl + Numpad 1Ortho topNumpad 7
Ortho leftCtrl + Numpad 3Ortho bottomCrtrl + Numpad 7
To leave the orthographic views rotate the view.
Select
TweakDLasso SelectRMB
Box SelectBAdd to / Remove from selectionHold Shift
Select CircleG
Modes
Object Mode1Vertex Paint4
Edit Mode2Weight Paint5
Sculpt Mode3Texture paint6
Pose Mode0
Edit Mode with a Mesh object
Edge SelectXSelect EdgeloopAlt LMB
Vertice SelectCSelect EdgeringShift Alt LMB
Face SelectVPick shortest PathCtrl Left Click
ExtrudeSAdd to selectionHold Shift
Edit mode with a Bone object
ExtrudeSClear ParentAlt P
Extrude ForkedShift SSeparate BonesP
Make ParentCtrl P
Sculpt Mode with a Mesh object
Brush SizeXBrush AngleV
Brush StrengthC
Vertex Mode with a Mesh object
Brush SizeXBrush AngleC
Brush StrengthV
Texture Paint Mode with a Mesh object
Brush SizeXBrush AngleV
Brush StrengthCRadial Control Mask AngleCtrl Alt F
Paint modes when working with a stencil map
Move stencil TextureAlt RMBMove secondary stencil TextureShift Ctrl Alt RMB
Rotate stencil TextureShift RMBRotate secondary stencil TextureShift Alt RMB
Scale stencil TextureCtrl RMBScale secondary stencil TextureCtrl Alt RMB

The usage of Bforartists is UI centered. You should get away with using the tools from the UI, and not by hotkeys. And we have reduced the keymap dramatically compared to the Blender keymap.

There are however a few important hotkeys left that makes your life easier. And there are still some hotkeys that you simply need. Like the navigation with the mouse, which is also some kind of a hotkey.

Here we list some of the most used and basic hotkeys at one sheet, so that you don't have to dig through the manual and the whole keymap chapter or the menus to find the basic functionality.

Global keys

Load Save
Open FileCtrl OSave asShift Ctrl S
Save FileCtrl SNew FileCtrl N
Undo Redo
UndoCtrl ZRedoShift Ctrl Z
F keys
Rename active itemF2Batch rename itemCtrl F2
Search MenuF3File context menuF4
Flip Region (Sidebar and Tool shelf with the mouse over the area)F5System Console (Windows only)Alt F5
Redo Last ( Adjust last operation panel)F6Show / Hide RenderviewF11
Play rendered animationCtrl F11Render StillF12
Render AnimationCtrl F12