Hot Keys and Gestures

Most feature hot-keys can be found next to the action in the menus.

General Usage Hot-Keys

Mouse

• Selection: Left click, or band-box
• Shift + click adds to the current selection
• Ctrl/⌘ + click removes from the current selection
• Drag: Left-click & hold on an object, drag it
• When dragging, Shift will keep the drag vertical, horizontal, or 45 degrees
• When dragging, Ctrl means "don't grid / object snap"
• When sizing, the default is retain the current aspect ratio, holding shift unlocks it.
• When sizing, Control means "resize from center"
• Zoom: Mouse wheel (zooms relative to the cursor)
• View drag: Middle-mouse click and drag
• Double clicking text Now auto chooses text mode and places cursor.

Keyboard

• View drag: Hold space-bar + left-click & drag (useful for Mac, or users without a mouse wheel)
• Delete: Backspace or Delete keys
• Select Mode: Pressing the Esc key while in the workspace will return to the selection tool

Move

• Arrow keys move the current selection
• Shift + arrow moves in large steps
• Ctrl/⌘ + arrow moves in small steps

Menu Hot-Keys

File

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac OS
New	Ctrl + N	⌘ + N
Open	Ctrl + O	⌘ + O
Import	Ctrl + I	⌘ + I
Save	Ctrl + S	⌘ + S
Save As	Ctrl + Shift + S	⌘ + Shift + S
Save As Gcode	Alt + Shift + L	Alt + Shift + L
Export	Alt + X	Alt + X
Print (Black Only)	Ctrl + P	⌘ + P
Print (Keep Colors)	Ctrl + Shift + P	⌘ + Shift + P
Exit	Ctrl + Q	⌘ + Q

Edit

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac OS
Undo	Ctrl + Z	⌘ + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Shift + Z	⌘ + Shift + Z
Select All	Ctrl + A	⌘ + A
Invert Selection	Ctrl + Shift + I	⌘ + Shift + I
Cut	Ctrl + X	⌘ + X
Copy	Ctrl + C	⌘ + C
Duplicate	Ctrl + D	⌘ + D
Paste	Ctrl + V	⌘ + V
Paste in place	Alt + V	Alt + V
Delete	Delete / BackSpace	Delete / BackSpace
Convert to Path	Ctrl + Shift + C	⌘ + Shift + C
Convert to Bitmap	Ctrl + Shift + B	⌘ + Shift + B
Close Path	Alt + C	Alt + C
Auto Join	Alt + J	Alt + J
Optimize	Alt + O	Alt + O
Delete Duplicates	Alt + D	Alt + D

Vector Tools

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac OS
Draw Line	Ctrl + L	⌘ + L
Rectangle	Ctrl + R	⌘ + R
Ellipse	Ctrl + E	⌘ + E
Edit Nodes	Ctrl + `	⌘ + `
Add Tabs	Ctrl + Tab	⌘ + Tab
Edit Text	Ctrl + T	⌘ + T
Offset Shapes	ALt + O	⌘ + O
Weld Shapes	Ctrl + W	⌘ + W
Boolean Union	Alt + +	Alt + +
Boolean Subtract	Alt + -	Alt + -
Boolean Intersection	Alt + *	Alt + *
Boolean Assistant	Ctrl + B	⌘ + B
Break Apart	Alt + B	Alt + B

Image Tools

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac OS
Adjust Image	Alt + I	Alt + I
Trace Image	Alt + T	Alt + T

Window

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac OS
Preview	Alt + P	Alt + P
Zoom In	Ctrl + =	⌘ + =
Zoom Out	Ctrl + -	⌘ + -
Frame Selection	Ctrl + Shift + A	⌘ + Shift + A
Preview	Alt + P	Alt + P
Toggle WireFrame/Filled	Alt + Shift+ P	Alt + Shift + P

Laser Machine Tools

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac OS
Rotary Setup	Ctrl + Shift + R	⌘ + Shift + R
Position Laser	Alt + L	Alt + L

Cuts/Layers

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac OS
Flash items on Layer	Right Click Layer	Right Click Layer
Select all items on layer	Shift+Click Layer	Shift+Click Layer

Global Hotkeys

The following work from anywhere while objects are selected.

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac OS
Group	Ctrl + G	⌘ + G
Ungroup	Ctrl + U	⌘ + U
Flip Horizontal	Ctrl + Shift + H	⌘ + Shift + H
Flip Vertical	Ctrl + Shift + V	⌘ + Shift + V
Mirror Across Line	Alt + M	Alt + M
Align Left	Ctrl + Shift + ←	⌘ + Shift + ←
Align Right	Ctrl + Shift + →	⌘ + Shift + →
Align Top	Ctrl + Shift + ↑	⌘ + Shift + ↑
Align Bottom	Ctrl + Shift + ↓	⌘ + Shift + ↓
Align Centers Vertically	Ctrl + Shift + PgUp	⌘ + Shift + PgUp
Align Centers Horizontally	Ctrl + Shift + PgDn	⌘ + Shift + PgDn
Move H-Together	Alt + Shift + H	Alt + Shift + H
Move V-Together	Alt + Shift + V	Alt + Shift + V
Push forward in draw order	PgUp	PgUp
Push backward in draw order	PgDn	PgDn
Push to front	Ctrl + PgUp	⌘ + PgUp
Push to back	Ctrl + PgDn	⌘ + PgDn

Edit Window Specific

The following work only while focused on the edit window.

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac OS
Rotate 90 clockwise	. (decimal)	. (decimal)
Rotate 90 Counter-clockwise	, (comma)	, (comma)
Align Left	L	L
Align Right	R	R
Align Top	T	T
Align Bottom	B	B
Align Centers Vertically	C	C
Align Centers Horizontally	E	E
Move Selection to Page Center	P	P

Tool In-use - Hot-Keys

Node Edit

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac OS	Notes
Smooth corner node	S	S	while hovering over a node
Convert line to smooth curve	S	S	while hovering over a line
Convert curve to line	L	L	while hovering over a curve
Convert smooth node to corner	C	C	while hovering over a node
Delete node	D	D	while hovering over a node
Delete line	D	D	while hovering over a line
Insert node point	I	I	while hovering over a line or curve
Insert node at midpoint	M	M	while hovering over a line or curve
Break shape at point	B	B	while hovering over a point
Trim line	T	T	while hovering over a line, trim line under mouse at next intersection
Extend line	E	E	while hovering over a point, extend line from point under mouse to intersection with another shape

Print and Cut

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac OS
Start Wizard	Alt + 0	Alt + 0
Set First Target Position	Alt + 1	Alt + 1
Set Second Target Position	Alt + 2	Alt + 2
Align Output to Targets	Alt + 3	Alt + 3
Align Output to Targets (no scaling)	Alt + 4	Alt + 4

Help

• Pressing F1 while hovering the mouse over the edit window will bring you to the documentation page for the editing mode you're in.
• Pressing F1 while hovering the mouse over some tools will show you help for that tool.
• Otherwise, pressing F1 will bring up the Help & Notes dialog window.

Printable Hot Key Guide

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