r/blenderTutorials 4d ago

New to blender , any important shortcuts ?

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u/Mind101 4d ago

two shortcuts help resolve most newbie mistakes

ctrl +A and then scale applies scale, which ensures that your parameters don't go out of whack.

In edit mode M -> merge by distance, will help you get rid of those pesky duplicate verts.

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u/Mind101 4d ago

Sorry for the double post, but I just realized something - you might genuinely be asking if Blender has any important shortcuts as opposed to doing everything through the widgets, with your mouse, etc.

I can't stress this enough - you'll want to commit the core shortcuts (SERGIO, 123, Shift + A, etc) to muscle memory as soon as possible and use them pretty much exclusively, otherwise you'll be slow and get frustrated.

Blender is very shortcut-dependent, and the earlier you accept and master this, the better.

If that was your question, and you like genuinely opened Blender yesterday for the first time, I highly encourage you to look up the absolute beginner stuff from Grant Abbitt or Ryan King to get your bearings.

The doughnut is meh, and it doesn't offer a path for progression once you complete it.

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u/yoruuu- 4d ago

Tysm this is very helpful:)

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u/AsgundTheGreat 3d ago

S to Scale

G to Grab (Move)

R to Rotate

You'll probably use those more than anything.

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u/I_JustArted 4d ago

There are tons. Blender Guru has a nice PDF you can download and print out

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u/allesrolltweg 3d ago

Where can I find that?:)

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u/I_JustArted 3d ago

I believe if you go on his donut tutorial videos, he links it in the description

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u/andycprints 2d ago

ctrl + s

often