Keyboard, mouse, and Apple Pencil

Mouse and trackpad

The left, middle, and right buttons use Blender’s usual controls. Drag with the middle button to orbit, hold Shift and drag with the middle button to pan, and right click for a context menu.

Point at the editor you want to use before scrolling or pinching on a trackpad. The app draws its own cursor, which can wrap around the window edges during continuous movement.

Hardware keyboard

Use your usual Blender shortcuts: G to move, R to rotate, S to scale, Tab to change modes, and F3 to search. Number-row keys, arrows, modifiers, function keys, and numpad keys are supported when your keyboard has them.

Press Command-W to close a secondary window, such as a file browser or render view. You can also use the close button at the top right.

Typing into fields

Editing a field opens the iOS text editor. You can type a name, a number, or an expression such as 3+4. Tap Done to keep the edit or Cancel to restore the old value.

After you finish, hardware keyboard shortcuts control the app again.

This clip shows entering 3+4 in a numeric field and confirming the result, 7 m.

Apple Pencil

Pencil points directly where its tip touches the screen. Tap to left click, or keep the tip down to draw or drag. The tools receive pressure and tilt.

Hover moves the cursor on iPads that support it. Pencil double tap sends a right click at the current Pencil position.

You can use finger gestures to navigate while working with Pencil.