General shortcuts

General shortcuts

General shortcuts

These shortcuts can be used with no specific tool selected.

Models

The following shortcuts can be used when working with models:

Function

Shortcut

Display the Open dialog.

Ctrl+O

Display the New Model dialog.

Ctrl+N

Save the model.

Ctrl+S

Display the Print Setup dialog (2D view) or the Print dialog (3D view).

Ctrl+P

Toggle Notes visibility.

Alt+N

 

View control

The following shortcuts can be used to adjust the Carveco layout and manipulate the view:

Function

Shortcut

Display the Reference Help.

Shift+F1

Display 2D view.

F2

Display 3D view.

F3

Toggle Project panel visibility.

F4

Toggle Tool Settings panel visibility.

F6

Preview currently active relief layer in 2D view.

F10

Toggle visibility of cursor information.

Alt+C

Toggle visibility of currently active bitmap layer.

Alt+B

Create greyscale from composite relief.

Alt+G

View the model from the Top. (3D view only.)

Ctrl+Num 5

View the model from the Bottom. (3D view only.)

Ctrl+Num 0

View the model from the Left. (3D view only.)

Ctrl+Num 4

View the model from the Right. (3D view only.)

Ctrl+Num 6

View the model from the Front. (3D view only.)

Ctrl+Num 2

View the model from the Back. (3D view only.)

Ctrl+Num 8

Switch to Iso 1 view. (3D view only.)

Ctrl+Num 1

Switch to Iso 2 view. (3D view only.)

Ctrl+Num 3

Switch to Iso 3 view. (3D view only.)

Ctrl+Num 9

Switch to Iso 4 view. (3D view only.)

Ctrl+Num 7

 

Editing

The following shortcuts can be used when editing vectors or relief clipart:

Function

Shortcut

Select all objects (vectors and relief clipart).

Ctrl+A

Cut to Carveco clipboard.

Ctrl+X

Copy to Carveco clipboard.

Ctrl+C

Paste from Carveco clipboard.

Ctrl+V

Undo.

Ctrl+Z

Redo.

Ctrl+Y

Delete selected objects.

Delete

Use the Node Editing tool.

N

Use the Transform tool.

T

Use the Envelope Distortion tool.

Ctrl+E

Nudge selected object up.

Nudge selected object down.

Nudge selected object right.

Nudge selected object left.

Display the Nudge Distance dialog.

Alt+Arrow key

Create copy of nudged object in its original position.

Ctrl+Alt+Arrow key

Measure tool.

M

Centre in model.

F9

Align vertical centre.

Shift+ 

Align horizontal centre.

Shift+ 

Align left.

Ctrl+ 

Align right.

Ctrl+ 

Align top.

Ctrl+ 

Align bottom.

Ctrl+ 

Exit current mode and return to Select tool.

Esc

Display the Tool Settings: Shape Editor Tool panel.

F12

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