Default Keymap

Spacebar Action

Controls the action of Spacebar.These and other shortcuts can be modified in the keymap preferences.

Play:

Starts playing through the Timeline.This option is good for animation or video editing work.

Tools:

Opens the Toolbar underneath the cursor to quickly change the active tool.This option is good if you are doing a lot of modeling or rigging work.

Search:

Opens up the Menu Search.This option is good for someone who is new to Blender and is unfamiliar with the menus and shortcuts.

Activate Gizmo Event

The activation event for gizmos that support drag motion.This option is only available when Left click Select with Mouse Button is chosen.

Press:

The gizmo’s operation gets initiated (and additional options become available in the Status Bar)the moment you press down the mouse button on the gizmo.

Drag:

The operation only gets initiated once you start dragging the gizmo.

Tool Keys

The method of keys to activate tools such as move, rotate, and scale.

Immediate:

Activate actions immediately.

Active Tool:

Activate the tool for editors that support tools.

Alt Click Tool Prompt

Tapping Alt shows a prompt in the status bar prompting a second keystroke to activate the tool.Note that this option is not available when usingEmulate 3 Button Mouse.

Alt Tool Access

Hold Alt to use the Active Tool when the gizmo would normally be required.(For example, with the Move tool selected, you can hold Alt and drag the mouse anywhere in the viewportto move the selected object, rather than having to drag its gizmo.)This option is only available when Select with Mouse Button is set to Left clickand Emulate 3 Button Mouse is disabled.

Select All Toggles

Causes selection shortcut A to deselect all when any selection exists.

Region Toggle Pie

N opens a pie menu to toggle Regions,rather than toggling a single region.