Common Hotkeys

Menus:

F2 Loads Animation menu.
F3 Loads Modeling menu.
F4 Loads Dynamics menu.
F5 Loads Rendering menu.

Tools:

Insert Pivot point edit mode.
q Select tool.
w Move tool.
e Rotate tool.
r Scale tool.
t Show manipulators.
J Snap rotate.
j Snap move.
Alt+Up arrow Move up one pixel.
Alt+Down arrow Move down one pixel.
Alt+ Left arrow Move left one pixel.
Alt+ Right arrow Move right one pixel.
= Decrease manipulator size.
- Increase manipulator size.

Hotbox:

Spacebar (hold) Show hotbox.
Spacebar (release) Hide hotbox.

File:

Ctrl+s (or Command+s on the Macintosh) Saves current scene.

Edit:

z or Ctrl+z (or Command+z on the Macintosh) Undo.
Z Redo.
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