Shortcut Keys

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General Shortcut Keys
Tab Navigation
Double Sided Job Setup
Mirror
Alignment
Groups
Arrow keys
Node Editing

Moving Objects
Rotating Objects
Scaling Objects
Node Editing
Polyline Tool
Draw Circle
Draw Ellipse
Draw Rectangle
Draw Polygon
Draw Star

General Shortcut Keys

Shortcut key	Description
`Ctrl` + `A`	Select All vectors
`Esc`	Deselect All vectors

Select ⇐ Right to Left	Selects all vectors inside and touching selection rectangle
► Select Left to Right	Only selects vectors fully inside selection rectangle

`N`	Toggles between Selection and Node Editing modes
`Esc`	Switches to Selection Mode (exits Node editing or Transform mode)
`T`	Opens the Scale form for Transforming the vectors
`M`	Opens the Move form
`R`	Opens the Rotate form
`J`	Opens the Join Vectors form
`Ctrl` + `M`	Opens Measure tool form
`9`	Rotates selected object 45° counterclockwise
`0`	Rotates selected object 45° clockwise

`Esc`	Exits vector drawing and editing tools and closes the data entry form
Right mouse click	Exits vector drawing and editing tools and closes the data entry form
`Space-bar`	Re-opens the last vector creation form you used. This is very useful when using other forms in between each shape / text / dimension you create.

`Z`	Zoom - click top left and bottom right corners to zoom
`Esc`	Exits zoom mode returning to Selection mode
`CRTL` + `F`	Zoom to fit Job
`F`	Zoom to fit Material
`F6`	Zoom to fit Material

`F1`	Opens the Help File
`F2`	Opens the 2D Drawing window
`F3`	Opens the 3D Preview window
`F4`	Opens the Snap Settings form
`F5`	Refreshes the 2D window
`F6`	Scales 2D view to fit material
`F9`	Center selected object in view
`F10`	Opens the Alignment Tools form
`F11`	Toggle Drawing Tab on

Shortcut key	Description
`F11`	Toggle Drawing Tab on
`Ctrl` + `L`	Opens the Layers Tab
`Ctrl` + `D`	Opens the Drawing Tab

Double Sided Job Setup

Shortcut key	Description
`1`	Toggle Top Side on
`2`	Toggle Bottom Side on
`=`	Toggle Multi-Sided View on

Mirror

Shortcut key	Description
`H`	Mirror Horizontally
`Ctrl` + `H`	Create Mirror Copy Horizontally
`Shift` + `H`	Mirror Horizontally, around center of material
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `H`	Create Mirror Copy Horizontally, around center of material
`V`	Mirror Vertically
`Ctrl` + `V`	Create Mirror Copy Vertically
`Shift` + `V`	Mirror Vertically, around center of material
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `V`	Create Mirror Copy Vertically, around center of material

Alignment

Shortcut key	Description
`F9`	Moves selected object to the center of the material
`F10`	Opens the Alignment Tools form

Groups

Shortcut key	Description
`G`	Group the selected objects
`U`	Ungroup the selected objects to their original layers, sub-groups remain grouped.
`Ctrl` + `U`	Ungroup the selected objects to the group's layer, sub-groups remain grouped.
`Shift` + `U`	'Deep' ungroup the selected objects to their original layers. Sub-groups are also ungrouped.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `U`	'Deep' ungroup the selected objects to the group's layer. Sub-groups are also ungrouped.

Arrow keys

Nudge selected vectors using the Arrow keys

Holding Ctrl reduces the nudge distance
Holding Shift increases the nudge distance
Holding Ctrl + Shift nudges the selected object by the Fixed Nudge Distance which is specified in the Snap Settings (F4)

Node Editing

Shortcut key	Description
`I`	Insert a Point
`D`	Delete Point / Span
`S`	Smooth / Unsmooth Point
`C`	Cut Vector opens the vector
`B`	Convert span to Bezier
`A`	Convert span to Arc
`L`	Convert span to Line
`P`	Makes the selected node the Start Point for machining
`X`	Displays a single node's X and Y location properties
`X`	Changes the X co-ordinate position of selected nodes to match the position of the first one (when more than one selected)
`Y`	Changes the Y co-ordinate position of selected nodes to match the position of the first one (when more than one selected)
`H`	Enter horizontal mirror mode (press again to exit)
`V`	Enter vertical mirror mode (press again to exit)

Right mouse click	Opens context sensitive menus

`Ctrl` + `Z`	Edit Undo
`Ctrl` + `Y`	Edit Redo

`Ctrl` + `C`	Copy the selected vectors
`Ctrl` + `V`	Paste the selected vectors
`Ctrl` and Drag	Pastes a copy of the selected vectors each time the left mouse button is released.
`Ctrl` + `X`	Cut the selected vectors
`Alt` and Drag	Moves the object either horizontally or vertically aligned with its original position
`Ctrl` + `Alt` and Drag	Creates a copy of the original object horizontally or vertically aligned to its original position

`Ctrl` + `N`	Create New file
`Ctrl` + `O`	Open an Existing file
`Ctrl` + `S`	Save file
`Ctrl` + `I`	Import file

`Page Up`	Vertically tiles the 2D View and the 3D View window so you can see them both simultaneously. Currently Selected window is on the left - typically best to select the 2D View first when doing this.
`Page Down`	Horizontally tiles the 2D View and the 3D View window so you can see them both simultaneously. Currently Selected window is at the top - typically best to select the 2D View first when doing this.

Quick Keys

Pressing the Space-bar re-opens the last vector creation form you used. This is very useful when using other forms in between each shape / text / dimension you create.

Various values can be typed in while dragging out shapes as follows:

Note: In most cases, the left mouse button must be pressed in order to input a value (i.e.dragging to create a circle, dragging a vector to move it, or dragging one of the rotating/scaling points around a vector to rotate/scale it).

The exception to this is the polyline tool: once the first point is entered the Quick Keys can be used without having to depress the left mouse key. Entering values defines the next end-point.

Moving Objects `M`

Drag Object	Description
`ValueEnter`	Moves object the L Value from original position in direction of cursor. Equivalent to:`ValueL`.
`Value,ValueEnter`	Moves object relative to its position by X and Y. Equivalent to:`ValueDValueW`.
`ValueXValueY`	Moves object to the absolute position X and Y

Rotating Objects `R`

Drag Rotation Handles	Description
`ValueEnter`	Rotate the selection by R degrees counterclockwise. Equivalent to:`ValueL`.

Scaling Objects `T`

Drag Scaling Handles	Description
`ValueEnter`	Default when dragging edge scale nodes only. Set the width or height of the object to 'L' (depending on which handle is being dragged). Equivalent to:`ValueL`.
`Value,ValueEnter`	Default when dragging corner scale nodes only. Set the width and height of the object to the given values. Equivalent to:`ValueDValueW`.
`ValueS`	Scale the object by a factor.

Node Editing `N`

Drag Node	Description
`ValueEnter`	Moves node from original position by that amount in direction of cursor. Equivalent to:`ValueL`.
`Value,ValueEnter`	Move the node by that amount relative to its current position. Equivalent to:`ValueDValueW`.
`ValueXValueY`	Moves node to the absolute position X and Y

Polyline Tool

Note: Once the first point is entered the Quick Keys can be used without having to depress the left mouse key. Entering values defines the next end-point.

Value after adding first point	Description
`ValueEnter`	Places next point L away from the last point in the direction of cursor. Equivalent to:`ValueL`.
`Value,ValueEnter`	Place the next point offset by that amount relative to the last point's position. Equivalent to:`ValueDValueW`.
`ValueXValueY`	Places the next point at position X and Y
`ValueAValueL`	Creates a line with an angle of A° and a length L

Draw Circle

Value(s) while Dragging Mouse	Description
`ValueEnter`	Create a circle with the given radius. Equivalent to:`ValueR`.
`ValueD`	Create a circle of Diameter D

Draw Ellipse

Value(s) while Dragging Mouse	Description
`ValueEnter`	Create a circle with the given diameter. Equivalent to:`ValueL`.
`Value,ValueEnter`	Create an ellipse with width and height. Equivalent to:`ValueWValueH`.
`ValueX`	Create an ellipse with width X and use the current height
`ValueY`	Create an ellipse with height Y and use the current height

Draw Rectangle

Value(s) while Dragging Mouse	Description
`ValueEnter`	Create a sqaure with the given side length. Equivalent to:`ValueL`.
`Value,ValueEnter`	Create a rectangle with given width and height. Equivalent to:`ValueWValueH`.
`ValueX`	Create a rectangle with width X and use the current height
`ValueY`	Create a rectangle with height Y and use the current height
`ValueRValueX`	Create a rectangle with a radius R and width X, using current height
`ValueRValueY`	Create a rectangle with a radius R and height Y, using current width
`ValueWValueH`	Create a rectangle with width W and height H
`Value,ValueEnter`	Create a rectangle with width and height

Draw Polygon

Value(s) while Creating Mouse	Description
`ValueEnter`	Create a circle with the given radius. Equivalent to:`ValueR`.
`ValueD`	Creates a Polygon with diameter D
`ValueSValueR`	Create a polygon with number of sides S and radius R
`ValueSValueD`	Create a polygon with number of sides S and diameter D

Draw Star

Value(s) while Dragging Mouse	Description
`ValueEnter`	Create a star with the given radius. Equivalent to:`ValueR`.
`ValueD`	Create a star with diameter D
`ValuePValueR`	Create a star with number of points P and radius R
`ValuePValueD`	Create a star with number of points P and diameter D
`ValuePValueIValueR`	Create a star with number of points P , Internal Radius % I and radius R
`ValuePValueIValueD`	Create a star with number of points P , Internal Radius % I and diameter D