Keymap

Chisel’s shortcuts split into two groups. Tool-local keys are defined in the Chisel active tool’s keymap and only fire while that tool is the active tool in the 3D viewport — they never shadow Blender’s defaults anywhere else. Global keys work from any tool. Everything is customizable in Edit → Preferences → Keymap (search for Chisel).

The Chisel tool’s tooltip (hover the toolbar icon) lists the full hotkey set inline, starting with the addon version.

Global

These two work from any tool in the 3D viewport.

Key	Action
`Alt + Q`	Activate the Chisel tool from anywhere
`Alt + V`	Unveil — show hidden objects related to the selection
`Shift + Alt + V`	Unveil + swap selection to the unveiled objects

Q on its own is tool-local — it opens the Chisel pie menu only inside the Chisel tool, so it no longer shadows Blender’s Quick Favourites elsewhere. Use Alt + Q to jump into the tool first.

Tool-local

Everything below works only while the Chisel tool is the active tool.

Drawing & selection

Key	Action
`LMB` drag	Mode-dependent — see tool modes
`LMB` click	Select under cursor, deselect everything else
`Shift + LMB` drag	Box-select (add to selection)
`RMB`	Chisel object context menu
`D`	Mode picker with the current mode’s options
`Shift + A`	Add a Chisel primitive (tool-local add menu)
`Q`	Chisel pie menu

What LMB drag does depends on the tool’s Mode: Select (default) hands the drag to Blender’s own Tweak / Box / Circle / Lasso tool, Create draws a new SDF primitive using the tool’s Shape / Operation / Align, and Bisect draws a cutting line across the selected SDF objects.

Modifiers & editing

Key	Action
`B`	Adjust rounding modal (selected primitives)
`Ctrl + B`	Adjust blend modal (modifiers targeting the selection)
`Ctrl + D`	Chisel Duplicate — clone a shape with its modifier graph
`[` / `]`	Cycle primitive type of the selected shapes (previous / next)
`;` / `'`	Cycle the boolean / displace operation on targeting modifiers
`V`	Veil — hide non-rendered objects (keeps the current selection visible)

[ / ] and ; / ' repeat while held. Cycling primitive type never crosses families — mesh shapes stay mesh, curve shapes stay curve. The operation cycle runs Difference → Union → Intersect → Emboss → Engrave (Slice is excluded).

Quick booleans

Each binds to both the keyboard row and the numpad — use whichever your keyboard offers. The selected shapes are booleaned into the active one.

Key	Action
`Alt + −` (or `NumPad −`)	Quick Boolean Difference
`Alt + =` (or `NumPad +`)	Quick Boolean Union
`Alt + \\` (or `NumPad /`)	Quick Boolean Intersect

Ngon editing

While an Ngon primitive is the active, selected object and its gizmo is visible:

Key	Action
Drag a vertex dot	Move that polygon point
Drag the orange handle	Set that corner’s rounding
Click a green edge dot	Insert a point at that edge
`X` / `Delete`	Delete the vertex under the cursor (minimum three)

Once a modal adjust is running (rounding B, blend Ctrl + B, or a gizmo drag), these apply:

1–5 — snap the edge profile to Round / Sharp / Soft / Tight / Chamfer (NumPad 1–5 work too)
S — jump to/from the Chamfer Smooth adjustment (only when a target is on Chamfer)
Shift — precision mode (finer steps)
Ctrl — snap to round increments
LMB or Enter — confirm; RMB or Esc — cancel

Bisect gesture

While drawing a cut in the tool’s Bisect mode:

F — flip which side is kept
Ctrl — toggle angle snap; Shift — precision
Line: LMB release or Enter confirms
Polyline: LMB click adds a corner, Space / Enter accepts, Backspace removes the last corner
RMB or Esc — cancel

Customizing

Edit → Preferences → Keymap
Search for Chisel
Edit, disable, or rebind any operator