Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts #

These are all the keys and mouse actions Carvio understands. On a Mac, Cmd works where a table says Ctrl in text fields and the Project Notes editor. The single-letter and arrow keys act on the views; they do nothing while you are typing in a field.

Help > Keyboard Shortcuts opens this page at any time.

Help #

Keys for Carvio's help.

Key	What it does
`F1`	With the pointer on an option: the help on that option. Otherwise: opens the Help window (or closes it again)
`Ctrl+F`	In the Help window: search
`Page Up` / `Page Down`, `Up` / `Down`, `Home` / `End`	In the Help window: scroll the page

When Show help when the pointer rests on an option is ticked in Preferences, resting the pointer on an option shows a short help card; F1 opens its whole topic.

Files and editing #

Keys for files, undo, the clipboard and the selection. They work anywhere in the main window except while you type in a field.

Key	What it does
`Ctrl+N`	New job (opens Job Setup)
`Ctrl+O`	Open a project
`Ctrl+S`	Save
`Ctrl+Shift+S`	Save As
`Ctrl+I`	Import vectors or an image
`Ctrl+Z`	Undo (vectors and modeling)
`Ctrl+Y` or `Ctrl+Shift+Z`	Redo
`Ctrl+X` / `Ctrl+C` / `Ctrl+V`	Cut, copy, paste
`Ctrl+D`	Duplicate the selection (slightly offset)
`Ctrl+A`	Select all
`Del`	Delete the selection (vectors, or the selected components)
`Esc`	Step back: drop the shape being drawn, then leave the drawing tool and its form, then deselect
`Ctrl+G` / `Ctrl+U`	Group / ungroup vectors
`Alt+F4`	Exit

Views #

Keys that switch between the views and open Job Setup.

Key	What it does
`F2`	2D view
`F3`	3D view
`F7`	Machine view (while a machine is connected)
`F`	Zoom extents (2D) or fit the model (3D)
`F4`	Job Setup
`F6`	Switch side (double-sided jobs)
`Ctrl+Shift+D`	3D debug information

Selecting and moving #

Keys that move the selected vectors or components, in the 2D view or the 3D view.

Key	What it does
Arrow keys	Nudge the selected vectors or components by the grid spacing
`Shift` + arrow keys	Nudge ten times as far
`Alt` + arrow keys	Nudge a tenth as far
`Shift` while dragging a selection	Lock the move to horizontal, vertical or diagonal
`Shift` while dragging a node or handle (node editing)	Keep it on a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line
`Ctrl` while dragging	Turn grid snapping the other way (on when it is off, off when it is on)

The grid spacing is set in Preferences.

Drawing #

Keys and modifiers for the drawing tools of the Drawing tab, in the 2D or 3D view.

Key	What it does
`Shift` while drawing	Constrain: a square instead of a rectangle, a circle instead of an ellipse
`Alt` while drawing	Draw from the centre out
`Enter`	Polyline and Bezier tools: finish the shape
`Backspace`	Polyline and Bezier tools: take back the last point
`Esc`	Drop the shape being drawn; press again to leave the tool

Node editing #

Keys for editing the nodes of a vector. They act on the node you picked last.

Key	What it does
`N`	Switch node editing on or off
`Del`	Delete the picked node
`L`	Make the segment starting at the picked node a straight line
`B`	Make it a Bezier curve
`A`	Make it an arc (press again to flip the arc to the other side)
`S`	Smooth the node (its two handles in line and of equal pull)
Double-click a segment	Insert a node there

Mouse in the 2D view #

How the mouse moves around, selects and edits in the 2D view.

Action	What it does
Wheel	Zoom in and out at the pointer
Middle drag, right drag, or `Space` + left drag	Pan
Click	Select a vector or component; `Shift`+click adds to or removes from the selection
Drag on empty space	Box select: left to right picks what is wholly inside, right to left also what the box crosses
Drag a selection's handles	Size it; the round handles rotate it
Double-click text	Edit the text
Right click	The context menu for what is under the pointer
Drag from a ruler	Make a guide line; drag it back onto the ruler to delete it

Mouse in the 3D view #

How the mouse orbits, pans, zooms and selects in the 3D view (and the Machine view).

Action	What it does
Left drag	Orbit about the point under the pointer
Double-click	Fit the model in the view
Middle or right drag	Pan
Wheel	Zoom towards the pointer
Click a component	Select it (`Shift`+click adds or removes); drag it to move it
Click empty space	Clear the selection
Right click	The context menu for what is under the pointer
`Alt` + left drag	Orbit even while a drawing tool or the Sculpt brush is active

While sculpting, left drag sculpts and right drag pans.

Number fields #

Keys for typing values into the number fields of the forms and dialogs.

Key	What it does
`Up` / `Down`	Step the value up or down (`Shift`: ten steps, `Ctrl`: a tenth)
Mouse wheel	Step the value, while the field has the focus
`Enter`	Accept the value
`Esc`	Leave the field without changing it
`Tab` / `Shift+Tab`	Next / previous field

Number fields also take sums: type 25.4*2 or 100/3 and press Enter.

Machine control #

Keys for jogging and for the Console while a machine is connected.

Key	What it does
Arrow keys	Machine view: jog X and Y by the step (when Keyboard jogging in the Machine view is ticked)
`Page Up` / `Page Down`	Machine view: jog Z up and down by the step
`Enter`	Console: send the command; on a position (DRO): move there
`Up` / `Down`	Console: recall earlier commands
`?`, `!`, `~` typed alone	Console: status report, feed hold, cycle start

Project Notes #

Keys of the Project Notes editor (in the formatted view).

Key	What it does
`Ctrl+B` / `Ctrl+I`	Bold / italic
`Ctrl+Shift+X`	Strikethrough
`Ctrl+E`	Inline code
`Ctrl+K`	Link
`Ctrl+0`	Paragraph
`Ctrl+1` ... `Ctrl+6`	Heading 1 to 6
`Tab` / `Shift+Tab`	Indent / outdent a list item; next / previous cell in a table
`Shift+Enter`	A line break inside the paragraph
`Ctrl+click`	Open a link
`Ctrl+Z` / `Ctrl+Y`	Undo / redo in the notes
`Ctrl+Left` / `Ctrl+Right`	Move by a word
`Ctrl+Home` / `Ctrl+End`	Go to the start or end of the notes