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Shortcuts

Last update: Thu Feb 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

This page list all the keyboard shortcut available and their actions.

Global Shortcuts

Action
Windows
MacOS
Undo
Ctrl + Z
⌘ + Z
Redo
Ctrl + Shift + Z
⌘ + Shift + Z
Save
Ctrl + S
⌘ + S
Save As
Ctrl + Shift + S
⌘ + Shift + S
Export
Ctrl + E
⌘ + E
3D View only
3
3
2D View only
2
2

3D View Shortcuts

Action
Windows
MacOS
Camera Rotation
Alt + Mouse Left or Mouse Left
Option + Mouse Left or Mouse Left
Camera Pan
Alt + Mouse Middle or Mouse Middle
Option + Mouse Middle or Mouse Middle
Camera Zoom
Alt + Mouse Right or Mouse Wheel
Option + Mouse Right or Mouse Wheel
Focus
F
F
Environment Rotation
Shift + Mouse Right
Shift + Mouse Right
Environment Visibility
1
1

2D View Shortcuts

Action
Windows
MacOS
Pan
Alt + Mouse Middle
Option + Mouse Middle
Zoom

Alt + Mouse Right

or

Mouse Wheel

Alt + Mouse Right

or

Mouse Wheel

Focus
F
F
Texture Tiling
T
T
Cycling through channels

C

or

Shift+C

C

or

Shift+C

Brush
Erase mode/ Brush mode
E
E
Invert color
X
X
Brush Size

CTRL + Mouse Right + Drag

or

CTRL + Mouse Wheel

⌘ + Mouse Right + Drag

or

⌘+ Mouse Wheel

Crop / Transform
Keep Ratio
Shift + Mouse Left
Shift + Mouse Left
Centered Transformation
CTRL + Mouse Left
⌘ + Mouse Left
Centered Transformation + Keep Ratio
Shift + CTRL + Mouse Left
Shift + ⌘ + Mouse Left
Clone Stamp
New Source
CTRL + Mouse Left
⌘ + Mouse Left
Spherical Projection Mode
Camera Rotation
Alt + Mouse Left
Option + Mouse Left
Camera Pan
Alt + Mouse Middle
Option + Mouse Middle
Camera Zoom

Alt + Mouse Right

or

Mouse Wheel

Option + Mouse Right

or

Mouse Wheel

Layers Shortcuts

Action
Windows
MacOS
Add a Base Material
Shift + B
Shift + B
Filters Menu
Spacebar
Spacebar
Flatten layers
Ctrl + M
Cmd + M
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