Similar to other design software such as Photoshop, Corel draw… Blender – one of the most popular 3d modeling software – also provides Undo features to help users easily correct unwanted mistakes and Redo features to redo your last action.
This article will guide you to use Undo, Redo functions as well as perform some more advanced operations such as Undo at a specific point in history.
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How to Undo in Blender
When you want to undo a recent action, you can click the Undo button on the toolbar or go to the Edit menu and select Undo. The keyboard shortcut for this function is Ctrl+Z.
Undo using Keyboard shortcut
The keyboard shortcut for Undo in Blender is Ctrl+Z , Hotkey is displayed when you open the Edit menu
Repeatedly hit the Undo hotkey Crt+z if you want to go further back.
You can also Undo in Blender by navigating to the Edit menu and clicking on Undo
Note: Undo command works for every mode of Blender such as: Layout, Modeling, Sclupting, UV Editing…
How to Redo in Blender
If you want to redo the previous actions, you can go to the Edit menu and select Redo. The keyboard shortcut for this function is Ctrl+Shift+Z.
Redo using Keyboard shortcut
The keyboard shortcut for Undo in Blender is Ctrl+Shift+Z , Hotkey is also displayed in the Edit menu
You can also Redo previous action in Blender by going to the Edit menu and clicking on Redo
Like Undo, Redo also works for every mode in Blender.
Undo history in Blender
Undo history is another useful feature in Blender that allows you Redo a specific action in history. Here’s how it works
Go to Edit > Undo History, you will see a list of the most recent actions (There is no Hotkey for Undo history).
A small dot next to the name of the action indicates the current action. From this menu, you can freely undo or redo to a certain point.
You can switch back and forth between actions until you are satisfied. However, it should be noted that if you make any changes in the current step, all the steps before the step you selected in the undo history will be removed.
For example, I use undo history to undo to Add Cube action, then I move the cube a little bit (which means I make changes to the current action) => All the steps before Add Cube action are truncated.
Repeat last action in blender
This is another useful function when you need to quickly repeat the last action.
For example, I duplicate a box (Shift+D) and move the duplicated box to the right. After that, I select the duplicated box and press Repeat last hotkey (Shift +R).
Blender will execute the last action (duplicate and move) => I will have another box on the right.
Repeat last action also has Repeat history (just like Undo history). This will bring a table that allows you to choose the action you want to repeat.
Adjust Last Operation
This feature allows you to quickly tweak the properties of the last operation.
For example, I duplicate a box and move the duplicated box to the right. After that, I resize the new box and use Adjust Last Operation feature.
Hotkey for Adjust last Operation: F9
A new popup will be opened and you can quickly change the values to resize the duplicated box.
Wrapping up
In this tutorial, I have summarized and explained the basic and advanced features of Redo and Undo for blender. Hopefully, the above instructions will help you understand how Redo and Undo work to take advantage of those features in Blender.
In the next tutorials in the Blender tutorial series, I will continue to share more of Blender’s basic to advanced features.
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