Blender Blender Interface & Navigation 3

Question 1

Which shortcut duplicates a selected object and immediately enters grab mode in Blender?

Accepted Answer

Shift+D

Answer

Shift+D duplicates the selected object(s) and enters Grab mode so you can immediately move the copy.

Question 2

What does 'Alt+D' do differently from 'Shift+D' in Blender?

Accepted Answer

It duplicates with a linked mesh (linked duplicate)

Answer

Alt+D creates a linked duplicate that shares the same mesh data as the original, so edits to one affect both.

Question 3

How do you split one viewport area into two in Blender?

Accepted Answer

Drag from the corner grip of the area

Answer

You can split an area by dragging from the small triangle grip in any corner of the area.

Question 4

What is the purpose of the 'Proportional Editing' tool in Blender?

Accepted Answer

Affects nearby vertices/points based on a falloff radius

Answer

Proportional Editing moves nearby geometry smoothly within a circular radius of influence when transforming.

Question 5

In Blender's Properties panel, which tab contains the render engine setting?

Accepted Answer

Render Properties (camera icon)

Answer

The Render Properties tab (camera icon) is where you choose the render engine (Eevee, Cycles, etc.).

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