General Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+A | Select All vectors | |
| Esc | Deselect All vectors | |
| 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 | |
| Rotates selected object 45° clockwise | ||
| Esc | Exits vector drawing and editing tools and closes the data entry form | |
| RMB | Exits vector drawing and editing tools and closes the data entry form | |
| Spacebar | 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 | |
| Ctrl+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 | |
| F8 | Toggles between the Drawing and Modeling Tab | |
| F9 | Center selected object in view | |
| F10 | Opens the Alignment Tools form | |
| F11 | Toggle Drawing Tab on | |
| F12 | Toggle Toolpath Tab on |
Tab Navigation
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F11 | Toggle Drawing Tab on | |
| F12 | Toggle Toolpath Tab on | |
| Ctrl+L | Opens the Layers Tab | |
| Ctrl+D | Opens the Drawing Tab | |
| F8 | Toggles between the Drawing and Modeling Tab |
Double Sided Job Setup
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toggle Top Side on | |
| 2 | Toggle Bottom Side on | |
| = | Toggle Multi-Sided View on |
Mirror
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F9 | Moves selected object to the center of the material | |
| F10 | Opens the Alignment Tools form |
Group
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| G | Group: Creates a single group containing selected vectors / components | |
| U | Ungroup: Converts a Group to individual vectors or components | |
| Ctrl+U | Deep ungroup the selected objects to their original layers.Sub-groups are also ungrouped | |
| Ctrl+Shift+U | Deep ungroup the selected objects to their groups layers. Sub-groups are also ungrouped |
Node Editing
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| Ctrl+Z | Edit Undo | |
| Ctrl+Y | Edit Redo | |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected vectors | |
| Ctrl+V | Paste the selected vectors | |
| CtrlandDrag | Pastes a copy of the selected vectors each time the left mouse button is released. | |
| Ctrl+X | Cut the selected vectors | |
| AltandDrag | Moves the object either horizontally or vertically aligned with its original position | |
| Ctrl+Altand 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 |
Moving Objects According to Value
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ValuethenEnter | Moves object the L Value from original position in direction of cursor | |
| Valuethen,thenValuethenEnter | Moves object relative to its position by X and Y | |
| ValuethenXthenValuethenY | Moves object to the absolute position X and Y |
Rotating Object According to Value
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ValuethenEnter | Rotate the selection by R degrees counterclockwise |
Node Editing As per Value
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ValuethenEnter | Moves node from original position by that amount in direction of cursor | |
| Valuethen,thenValuethenEnter | Move the node by that amount relative to its current position | |
| ValuethenXthenValuethenY | Moves node to the absolute position X and Y |
Polyline Tool As Per Value
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ValuethenEnter | Places next point L away from the last point in the direction of cursor | |
| Valuethen,thenValuethenEnter | Place the next point offset by that amount relative to the last point's position | |
| ValuethenXthenValuethenY | Places the next point at position X and Y | |
| ValuethenAthenValuethenL | Creates a line with an angle of A° and a length L |
Draw Circle
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ValuethenEnter | Create a circle with the given radius | |
| ValuethenD | Create a circle of Diameter D |
Draw Ellipse
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ValuethenEnter | Create a circle with the given diameter | |
| Valuethen,thenValuethenEnter | Create an ellipse with width and height | |
| ValuethenX | Create an ellipse with width X and use the current height | |
| ValuethenY | Create an ellipse with height Y and use the current height |
Draw Rectangle
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ValuethenEnter | Create a sqaure with the given side length | |
| Valuethen,thenValuethenEnter | Create a rectangle with given width and height | |
| ValuethenX | Create a rectangle with width X and use the current height | |
| ValuethenY | Create a rectangle with height Y and use the current height | |
| ValuethenRthenValuethenX | Create a rectangle with a radius R and width X, using current height | |
| ValuethenRthenValuethenY | Create a rectangle with a radius R and height Y, using current width | |
| ValuethenWthenValuethenH | Create a rectangle with width W and height H | |
| Valuethen,thenValuethenEnter | Create a rectangle with width and height |
Draw Polygon
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ValuethenEnter | Create a circle with the given radius | |
| ValuethenD | Creates a Polygon with diameter D | |
| ValuethenSthenValuethenR | Create a polygon with number of sides S and radius R | |
| ValuethenSthenValuethenD | Create a polygon with number of sides S and diameter D |
Draw Star
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ValuethenEnter | Create a star with the given radius | |
| ValuethenD | Create a star with diameter D | |
| ValuethenPthenValuethenR | Create a star with number of points P and radius R | |
| ValuethenPthenValuethenD | Create a star with number of points P and diameter D | |
| ValuethenPthenValuethenIthenValuethenR | Create a star with number of points P , Internal Radius % I and radius R | |
| ValuethenPthenValuethenIthenValuethenD | Create a star with number of points P , Internal Radius % I and diameter D |
