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
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 + Shift + O |
Alt + Shift + O |
| Delete Duplicates |
Alt + D |
Alt + D |
| 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 |
| Cut Shapes |
Alt + C |
Alt + C |
| 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 + - |
⌘ + - |
| Zoom to Page |
Ctrl + 0 |
⌘ + 0 |
| Preview |
Alt + P |
Alt + P |
| Toggle WireFrame/Filled |
Alt + Shift+ P |
Alt + Shift + P |
| Frame Selection |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
⌘ + Shift + A |
| Square Frame Selection |
Alt + R |
Alt + R |
| Rubber Band Frame |
Alt + Shift + R |
Alt + Shift + R |
| 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 5° clockwise |
Ctrl +Shift+ . (decimal) |
⌘ + Shift + . (decimal) |
| Rotate 5° Counter-clockwise |
Ctrl + Shift+ , (comma) |
⌘ + Shift + , (comma) |
| Rotate 10 clockwise |
Ctrl + . (decimal) |
⌘ + . (decimal) |
| Rotate 10 Counter-clockwise |
Ctrl + , (comma) |
⌘ + , (comma) |
| Rotate 90 clockwise |
. (decimal) |
. (decimal) |
| Rotate 90 Counter-clockwise |
, (comma) |
, (comma) |
| Rotate 45 clockwise |
Shift + > |
Shift + > |
| Rotate 45 Counter-clockwise |
Shift + < |
Shift + < |
| 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 |
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 |
KeyPad Jog
Note - Numlock must be enabled in windows and Linux to use Keypad jogging
Jog moves the laser in the jog increments set in the Move tab.
To activate keypad jog you must first click in the workspace area and not have the text tool active. (Press Esc for the selection tool for example)
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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