ZBrush Navigation

• Free Rotate – Click & drag Background
• Move – Alt+Click & drag Background
• Constrain to 90-degree rotation – Click+drag, press Shift
• Scale – Alt+Click, Release Alt, drag Background
• Rotate around Z-axis – Shift, Click, release Shift, drag

Zmodeler Tips

On Polygons - Default Zmodeler action:

• Drag= Extrude
• Drag& Shift = Move
• Drag& Ctrl = Detach (by duplicating)
• Drag& Alt = Define Temporary Polygroup

On Edges:

• Click = Insert Edge Loop
• Click & Shift = New Edge Loop is Perpendicular
• Click & Alt = Delete Edge Loop

Blender3D Edit Mode

Edit Mode is how verts, edges and faces are edited in Blender3D

• Tab to toggle Edit Mode on or off
• Ctrl + Tab to choose between Verts, Edges or Faces

Rosetta Stone

Translation of Terminology between programs.

Blender3D	3DSMax	Blender Shortcut
3D Cursor	Working Pivot
Apply Rotation & Scale	Reset XForm	Ctrl + a
Bevel	Chamfer	Ctrl + b
Create Edge	Connect	J (with 2 verts selected)
Duplicate	Duplicate	Shift + D (copy) -- Alt + D (Instance)
Edit Mode	Sub Object Mode	Tab
Empty	Helper
F-Curves	Animation Curves
Join	Attach	Ctrl + J
Knife Tool	Cut Tool
Link Selection	Select Element	Ctrl + L
Local View	Isolate	Numpad /
Merge	Collapse	Alt + M
Origin	Pivot	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
Proportional Edit	Soft Selection	O
Remove Doubles	Weld Selected	w
Select Similar	Select by Material ID	Shift + G
Shade Smooth	Smooth
Shrink and Flatten	Bevel (the scaling after Extruding)	Alt + S (on verts)
Simple Deform	Bend, Twist, etc
Smooth	Relax
Solidify	Shell
Split	Detach	P
Subdivision Surface	Turbosmooth
Texture Paint Mode	Viewport Canvas

Blender3D Viewport Navigation

• Orbit = MMB (+ Alt Snap to Predetermined Angles)
• Pan = MMB + Shift
• Zoom = MMB + Ctrl (or Mouse Wheel)

• Numpad period = Zoom Extends/Focus Selected/ORBIT AROUND SELECTED
• Numpad 2,4,6,8 are camera ROTATIONS (predetermined  increments)
• Numpad +/- Incremental Zoom
• Numpad 3 = Right View (+ Ctrl Left View)
• Numpad 1 = Front View (+ Ctrl Back View)
• Numpad 7 = Top View ( +Ctrl Bottom View)

• Numpad 5 = Perspective/Iso Toggle
• z = see thru / opaque toggle
  
• Shift + Space = Maximize view
• Alt + f10 = (Expert Mode) Fullscreen, no UI