Keyboard shortcuts
The keys work wherever the mouse is in the editor, but not while you're typing in a field. On a Mac, use Cmd in place of Ctrl.
Selecting
| Key |
What it does |
| 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Vertices, Edges, Faces or Islands selection mode |
| A |
Select everything, or nothing if everything is selected already |
| Shift, held |
Click adds to or takes from the selection |
| Esc |
Select nothing, and leave Relax mode |
Editing
| Key |
What it does |
| Arrow keys |
Nudge the selection in the UV Layout |
| J |
Weld the selection's UV cut back together |
| P |
Pin or unpin the selected vertices |
| G |
Group the selected islands |
| Shift+G |
Release the selected islands from their group |
| Ctrl+Z |
Undo |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y |
Redo |
Viewing
| Key |
What it does |
| F |
Frame the selection in the view under the mouse, or in both. With nothing selected, the whole model and the 0-1 square |
| Space, held |
Over the UV Layout: drag to pan |
| Space, tapped |
Over the UV Layout: switch Include touching for box selection. Over the 3D View: start or stop the turntable |
| Alt, held |
Over the UV Layout: a corner handle scales from the middle |
In the timeline
With the timeline's ruler focused, the arrow keys step a frame back or on, or ten with Shift. Page Up and Page Down go ten frames, and Home and End go to the first and last.