Keyboard Shortcuts

This page lists the keyboard shortcuts of FlatCAM Evo. The tables cover the application, the plugins and the three editors. Press F3 in the program to open the Key Shortcut List tab.

Keys act on the canvas and the objects. Click the canvas or the Project tab first. When a text field has the focus, the keys type text.

Notation: Ctrl+S means hold Ctrl, then press S. Shift, Alt and Ctrl are modifier keys.

Application shortcuts

Without modifier keys

Key	Action
F1	Open the online manual (obsolete in the menu).
F2	Rename the objects in the Project tab.
F3	Show the Key Shortcut List tab.
F4	Open the YouTube channel.
F5	Redraw all objects (Redraw All).
1	Switch to the Project tab.
2	Switch to the Properties tab.
3	Switch to the tool tab.
` (grave accent)	Show or hide the side panel (Toggle Project/Properties/Tool).
Del	Delete the selected object. In a tool table, the Del key deletes the selected tool.
Esc	Deselect all objects. Leave a selection tool and return to select.
Space	Turn the plot of the selected object on or off.
Up	Select the object above the current object in the Project tab.
Down	Select the object below the current object in the Project tab.
B	New Gerber object.
D	New Document object.
E	Edit the selected object (opens its editor).
G	Turn the grid snap on or off (Toggle Grid Snap).
J	Jump to location (x, y).
L	New Excellon object.
M	Move tool (toggle).
N	New Geometry object.
O	Set origin.
P	Open the Object Report tool (toggle).
Q	No action in this version. The key list shows Change Units, but the program does not change the units with this key.
R	Rotate the selected objects clockwise by the Transform angle (tools_transform_rotate, 45 degrees by default).
S	Show or hide the Tcl shell (Command Line).
T	Add a tool. Works in the Geometry tool table, in NCC and in Paint.
V	Zoom fit (Zoom Fit).
X	Mirror the selected object on the X axis (Flip on X axis).
Y	Mirror the selected object on the Y axis (Flip on Y axis).
=	Zoom in.
-	Zoom out.

With Ctrl

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+A	Select all objects.
Ctrl+C	Copy the selected object.
Ctrl+D	Open the Tools Database.
Ctrl+E	Open an Excellon file.
Ctrl+G	Open a Gerber file.
Ctrl+I	Open the Import dialog (Import File).
Ctrl+M	Distance tool.
Ctrl+N	New project.
Ctrl+O	Open a project.
Ctrl+P	Print to PDF (Print (PDF)).
Ctrl+S	Save the project. In an editor, save the object and exit the editor. In the Preferences tab, save the preferences. In the Tools Database tab, save the tools database.
Ctrl+Z	Undo.
Ctrl+Y	Redo.
Ctrl+F10	Show or hide the plot area (Toggle Plot Area).

With Ctrl and Shift

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save the project as a new file (Save Project As).
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo (Redo).

With Ctrl and Alt

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Alt+X	Abort the current task (gracefully).

With Shift

Shortcut	Action
Shift+A	Show or hide the axis (Toggle Axis).
Shift+C	Copy the object name.
Shift+E	Show or hide the code editor (Toggle Code Editor).
Shift+G	Show or hide the grid lines (Toggle Grid Lines).
Shift+H	Show or hide the HUD (Toggle HUD).
Shift+J	Locate in the selected object (Locate in Object).
Shift+M	Distance Minimum tool.
Shift+P	Open the Preferences tab.
Shift+R	Rotate the selected objects counter-clockwise by the Transform angle (45 degrees by default).
Shift+S	Run a script (Run Script).
Shift+W	Show or hide the workspace (Toggle Workspace).
Shift+X	Skew on the X axis.
Shift+Y	Skew on the Y axis.

With Alt

Shortcut	Action
Alt+1	Enable all plots.
Alt+2	Disable all plots.
Alt+3	Enable the non-selected objects.
Alt+4	Disable the non-selected objects.
Alt+A	Align Objects.
Alt+B	Markers.
Alt+C	Calculators.
Alt+D	Drilling.
Alt+E	Extract.
Alt+F	Fiducials.
Alt+G	Invert Gerber.
Alt+H	Punch Gerber.
Alt+I	Isolation.
Alt+J	Copper Thieving.
Alt+K	Solder Paste Dispensing.
Alt+L	Film.
Alt+M	Milling.
Alt+N	Non-Copper Clearing (NCC).
Alt+O	Optimal (Find Optimal).
Alt+P	Paint.
Alt+Q	QRCode.
Alt+R	Check Rules.
Alt+S	View File Source.
Alt+T	Transformation.
Alt+U	2-Sided.
Alt+W	Subtract.
Alt+X	Cutout.
Alt+Y	Follow.
Alt+Z	Panelize PCB.
Alt+F10	Toggle full screen (Toggle FullScreen).

Editor shortcuts

The editors have their own keys. The keys below are listed in the Key Shortcut List tab for each editor. Some keys change meaning inside a tool.

Geometry Editor

Key	Action
A	Draw an arc. Within the Add Arc tool, D toggles the arc direction (CW or CCW), and M cycles through the arc modes.
B	Buffer tool.
C	Copy the Geometry item.
E	Polygon intersection tool.
I	Geometry paint tool.
J	Jump to location (x, y).
K	Toggle corner snap.
M	Move the Geometry item.
N	Draw a polygon.
O	Draw a circle.
P	Draw a path. Within a path or polygon, T and R cycle the corner modes.
R	Draw a rectangle.
S	Polygon subtraction tool.
T	Add a text tool.
U	Polygon union tool.
X	Flip the shape on the X axis.
Y	Flip the shape on the Y axis.
Shift+M	Distance Minimum tool.
Shift+X	Skew the shape on the X axis.
Shift+Y	Skew the shape on the Y axis.
Alt+R	Transformation tool.
Alt+X	Offset the shape on the X axis.
Alt+Y	Offset the shape on the Y axis.
Ctrl+M	Distance tool.
Ctrl+S	Save the object and exit the editor.
Ctrl+X	Polygon cut tool.
Space	Rotate the geometry.
Enter	Finish drawing for certain tools.
Esc	Abort and return to select.
Del	Delete.

Excellon Editor

Key	Action
A	Add a drill array.
C	Copy.
D	Add a drill.
J	Jump to location (x, y).
M	Move.
Q	Add a slot array.
R	Resize the drill.
T	Add a new tool.
W	Add a slot.
Shift+M	Distance Minimum tool.
Del	Delete. Use the alternate Del to delete the tool.
Esc	Abort and return to select.
Space	Toggle the slot direction.
Ctrl+Space	Toggle the array direction.
Ctrl+S	Save the object and exit the editor.

Gerber Editor

Key	Action
A	Add a pad array.
B	Buffer.
C	Copy.
D	Add a disc.
E	Add a semidisc.
J	Jump to location (x, y).
M	Move.
N	Add a region.
P	Add a pad.
S	Scale.
T	Add a track. Within the track and region tools, T cycles forward through the bend modes, and R cycles backward.
Del	Delete. Use the alternate Del to delete the apertures.
Esc	Abort and return to select.
Space	Toggle the array direction.
Shift+M	Distance Minimum tool.
Ctrl+E	Eraser tool.
Ctrl+S	Save the object and exit the editor.
Alt+A	Mark Area tool.
Alt+N	Poligonize tool.
Alt+R	Transformation tool.

Note: The Geometry Editor and the Gerber Editor use R and T with different meanings. Read the Key Shortcut List tab for the editor that is open.

Shortcuts in the menus

The menu items show their shortcut at the right side. The menus are described in User Interface.

Advanced

• To see the list in the program, press F3.
• The Key Shortcut List in the program is the reference for the editor keys. This page follows the same list.

See also

• User Interface
• Getting Started
• Geometry Editor
• Excellon Editor
• Gerber Editor
• FAQ and Troubleshooting