Selection hotkeys

Note:
If you are on macOS, use the following special keys instead of their Windows equivalents unless otherwise specified:
  • Alt = Option
  • Ctrl = Control
  • Windows key = Command
In addition if you have a one or two-button mouse on macOS, make sure to set the Mouse Tracking option in the Interface Preferences as appropriate.
Selecting Objects and Components
 

F8

Select > Object/Component (Switch between object and component editing)

 

F9

Select > Vertex

 

F10

Select > Edge

 

F11

Select > Face

 

F12

Select > UV

Ctrl

i

Select next intermediate object

Alt

F9

Select > Vertex Face

 

<

Shrink polygon selection region

 

>

Grow polygon selection region

Pick Walk*
 

Up

Walk up current

 

Down

Walk down current

 

Left

Walk left in current

 

Right

Walk right in current

*Based on selection, the arrow keys let you walk up the hierarchy (object selected) or walk about the object’s components (component selected, including vertices, edge loops, edge rings).

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