Hotkeys and shortcuts for VCarve Pro (Windows)

(Total 114)

Ctrl + A
General Shortcuts
Select All vectors
Esc
General Shortcuts
Deselect All vectors
N
General Shortcuts
Toggles between Selection and Node Editing modes
Esc
General Shortcuts
Switches to Selection Mode (exits Node editing or Transform mode)
T
General Shortcuts
Opens the Scale form for Transforming the vectors
M
General Shortcuts
Opens the Move form
R
General Shortcuts
Opens the Rotate form
J
General Shortcuts
Opens the Join Vectors form
Ctrl + M
General Shortcuts
Opens Measure tool form
9
General Shortcuts
Rotates selected object 45° counterclockwise
0
General Shortcuts
Rotates selected object 45° clockwise
Esc
General Shortcuts
Exits vector drawing and editing tools and closes the data entry form
RMB
General Shortcuts
Exits vector drawing and editing tools and closes the data entry form
Spacebar
General Shortcuts
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
General Shortcuts
Zoom - click top left and bottom right corners to zoom
Esc
General Shortcuts
Exits zoom mode returning to Selection mode
Ctrl + F
General Shortcuts
Zoom to Fit Job
F
General Shortcuts
Zoom to Fit Material
F6
General Shortcuts
Zoom to fit Material
F1
General Shortcuts
Opens the Help File
F2
General Shortcuts
Opens the 2D Drawing window
F3
General Shortcuts
Opens the 3D Preview window
F4
General Shortcuts
Opens the Snap Settings form
F5
General Shortcuts
Refreshes the 2D window
F6
General Shortcuts
Scales 2D view to fit material
F8
General Shortcuts
Toggles between the Drawing and Modeling Tab
F9
General Shortcuts
Center selected object in view
F10
General Shortcuts
Opens the Alignment Tools form
F11
General Shortcuts
Toggle Drawing Tab on
F12
General Shortcuts
Toggle Toolpath Tab on
F11
Tab Navigation
Toggle Drawing Tab on
F12
Tab Navigation
Toggle Toolpath Tab on
Ctrl + L
Tab Navigation
Opens the Layers Tab
Ctrl + D
Tab Navigation
Opens the Drawing Tab
F8
Tab Navigation
Toggles between the Drawing and Modeling Tab
1
Double Sided Job Setup
Toggle Top Side on
2
Double Sided Job Setup
Toggle Bottom Side on
=
Double Sided Job Setup
Toggle Multi-Sided View on
H
Mirror
Mirror Horizontally
Ctrl + H
Mirror
Create Mirror Copy Horizontally
Shift + H
Mirror
Mirror Horizontally, around center of material
Ctrl + Shift + H
Mirror
Create Mirror Copy Horizontally, around center of material
V
Mirror
Mirror Vertically
Ctrl + V
Mirror
Create Mirror Copy Vertically
Shift + V
Mirror
Mirror Vertically, around center of material
Ctrl + Shift + V
Mirror
Create Mirror Copy Vertically, around center of material
F9
Alignment
Moves selected object to the center of the material
F10
Alignment
Opens the Alignment Tools form
G
Group
Group: Creates a single group containing selected vectors / components
U
Group
Ungroup: Converts a Group to individual vectors or components
Ctrl + U
Group
Deep ungroup the selected objects to their original layers.Sub-groups are also ungrouped
Ctrl + Shift + U
Group
Deep ungroup the selected objects to their groups layers. Sub-groups are also ungrouped
I
Node Editing
Insert a Point
D
Node Editing
Delete Point / Span
S
Node Editing
Smooth / Unsmooth Point
C
Node Editing
Cut Vector opens the vector
B
Node Editing
Convert span to Bezier
A
Node Editing
Convert span to Arc
L
Node Editing
Convert span to Line
P
Node Editing
Makes the selected node the Start Point for machining
X
Node Editing
Displays a single node's X and Y location properties
X
Node Editing
Changes the X co-ordinate position of selected nodes to match the position of the first one (when more than one selected)
Y
Node Editing
Changes the Y co-ordinate position of selected nodes to match the position of the first one (when more than one selected)
H
Node Editing
Enter Horizontal mirror mode (press again to exit)
V
Node Editing
Enter Vertical mirror mode (press again to exit)
Ctrl + Z
Node Editing
Edit Undo
Ctrl + Y
Node Editing
Edit Redo
Ctrl + C
Node Editing
Copy the selected vectors
Ctrl + V
Node Editing
Paste the selected vectors
Ctrl and Drag
Node Editing
Pastes a copy of the selected vectors each time the left mouse button is released.
Ctrl + X
Node Editing
Cut the selected vectors
Alt and Drag
Node Editing
Moves the object either horizontally or vertically aligned with its original position
Ctrl + Alt and Drag
Node Editing
Creates a copy of the original object horizontally or vertically aligned to its original position
Ctrl + N
Node Editing
Create New file
Ctrl + O
Node Editing
Open an Existing file
Ctrl + S
Node Editing
Save file
Ctrl + I
Node Editing
Import file
Page Up
Node Editing
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
Node Editing
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
Value then Enter
Moving Objects According to Value
Moves object the L Value from original position in direction of cursor
Value then , then Value then Enter
Moving Objects According to Value
Moves object relative to its position by X and Y
Value then X then Value then Y
Moving Objects According to Value
Moves object to the absolute position X and Y
Value then Enter
Rotating Object According to Value
Rotate the selection by R degrees counterclockwise
Value then Enter
Node Editing As per Value
Moves node from original position by that amount in direction of cursor
Value then , then Value then Enter
Node Editing As per Value
Move the node by that amount relative to its current position
Value then X then Value then Y
Node Editing As per Value
Moves node to the absolute position X and Y
Value then Enter
Polyline Tool As Per Value
Places next point L away from the last point in the direction of cursor
Value then , then Value then Enter
Polyline Tool As Per Value
Place the next point offset by that amount relative to the last point's position
Value then X then Value then Y
Polyline Tool As Per Value
Places the next point at position X and Y
Value then A then Value then L
Polyline Tool As Per Value
Creates a line with an angle of A° and a length L
Value then Enter
Draw Circle
Create a circle with the given radius
Value then D
Draw Circle
Create a circle of Diameter D
Value then Enter
Draw Ellipse
Create a circle with the given diameter
Value then , then Value then Enter
Draw Ellipse
Create an ellipse with width and height
Value then X
Draw Ellipse
Create an ellipse with width X and use the current height
Value then Y
Draw Ellipse
Create an ellipse with height Y and use the current height
Value then Enter
Draw Rectangle
Create a sqaure with the given side length
Value then , then Value then Enter
Draw Rectangle
Create a rectangle with given width and height
Value then X
Draw Rectangle
Create a rectangle with width X and use the current height
Value then Y
Draw Rectangle
Create a rectangle with height Y and use the current height
Value then R then Value then X
Draw Rectangle
Create a rectangle with a radius R and width X, using current height
Value then R then Value then Y
Draw Rectangle
Create a rectangle with a radius R and height Y, using current width
Value then W then Value then H
Draw Rectangle
Create a rectangle with width W and height H
Value then , then Value then Enter
Draw Rectangle
Create a rectangle with width and height
Value then Enter
Draw Polygon
Create a circle with the given radius
Value then D
Draw Polygon
Creates a Polygon with diameter D
Value then S then Value then R
Draw Polygon
Create a polygon with number of sides S and radius R
Value then S then Value then D
Draw Polygon
Create a polygon with number of sides S and diameter D
Value then Enter
Draw Star
Create a star with the given radius
Value then D
Draw Star
Create a star with diameter D
Value then P then Value then R
Draw Star
Create a star with number of points P and radius R
Value then P then Value then D
Draw Star
Create a star with number of points P and diameter D
Value then P then Value then I then Value then R
Draw Star
Create a star with number of points P , Internal Radius % I and radius R
Value then P then Value then I then Value then D
Draw Star
Create a star with number of points P , Internal Radius % I and diameter D