============================ Aspire 10 keyboard shortcuts ============================ First published at 2/11/2022 on https://defkey.com/vectric-aspire-10-shortcuts Aspire is a 3D design software used to create and cut parts on a CNC router. It allows to create 3D relief models and machine them with 3D machining strategies. Aspire is developed by Vectric and is a paid software, with a free trial option. Aspire 10 has 84 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General ------- Ctrl + A Select All vectors Esc Deselect all vectors Select Right to Left: Selects all vectors inside and touching selection rectangle Select Left to Right: Only selects vectors fully inside selection rectangle N Toggles between Selection and Node Editing modes Esc Switches to Selection Mode (exits Node editing or Transform mode) T Opens the Scale form for Transforming the vectors. M Opens the Move form R Opens the Rotate form J Opens the Join Vectors form 9 Rotates selected object 45° counterclockwise 0 Rotates selected object 45° clockwise Esc Exits vector drawing and editing tools and closes the data entry form Right click Exits vector drawing and editing tools and closes the data entry form Space 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 Zoom - click top left and bottom right corners to zoom Esc Exits zoom mode returning to Selection mode Ctrl + F Zoom to fit Job F Zoom to fit Material F6 Zoom to fit Material F1 Opens the Help File F2 Opens the 2D Drawing window F3 Opens the 3D Preview window F4 Opens the Snap Settings form F5 Refreshes the 2D window F6 Scales 2D view to fit material F9 Center selected object in view F10 Opens the Alignment Tools form Right click Opens context sensitive menus Ctrl + Z Edit Undo Ctrl + Y Edit Redo Ctrl + C Copy the selected vectors Ctrl + V Paste the selected vectors Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse (drag) Pastes a copy of the selected vectors each time the left mouse button is released. Ctrl + X Cut the selected vectors Alt + Left click + Move the mouse (drag) Moves the object either horizontally or vertically aligned with its original position Ctrl + Alt + Left click + Move the mouse (drag) Creates a copy of the original object horizontally or vertically aligned to its original position Ctrl + N Create New file Ctrl + O Open an Existing file Ctrl + S Save file Ctrl + I Import file Page Up 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 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. Quick keys Ctrl + M Opens Measure tool form Tab Navigation -------------- F11 Toggle Drawing Tab on F12 Toggle Toolpath Tab on Ctrl + L Opens the Layers Tab Ctrl + D Opens the Drawing Tab F8 Toggles between the Drawing and Modeling Tab Double Sided Job Setup ---------------------- 1 Toggle Top Side on 2 Toggle Bottom Side on = Toggle Multi-Sided View on Mirror ------ H Mirror Horizontally Ctrl + H Create Mirror Copy Horizontally Shift + H Mirror Horizontally, around center of material Ctrl + Shift + H Create Mirror Copy Horizontally, around center of material V Mirror Vertically Shift + V Mirror Vertically, around center of material Ctrl + Shift + V Create Mirror Copy Vertically, around center of material Alignment --------- F9 Moves selected object to the center of the material F10 Opens the Alignment Tools form Groups ------ G Group the selected objects U Ungroup the selected objects to their original layers, sub-groups remain grouped. Ctrl + U Ungroup the selected objects to the group's layer, sub-groups remain grouped. Shift + U 'Deep' ungroup the selected objects to their original layers. Sub-groups are also ungrouped. Ctrl + Shift + U 'Deep' ungroup the selected objects to the group's layer. Sub-groups are also ungrouped. Arrow Keys ---------- Arrow keys Nudge selected vectors using the Arrow keys Ctrl (hold) Reduce the nudge distance Shift (hold) Increase the nudge distance Ctrl + Shift (hold) Nudge by the Fixed Nudge Distance which is specified in the Snap Settings (F4) Node Editing ------------ Available while in the node editing mode. Drag Node when using Quick Keys. I Insert a Point D Delete Point / Span S Smooth / Unsmooth Point C Cut Vector opens the vector B Convert span to Bezier A Convert span to Arc L Convert span to Line P Makes the selected node the Start Point for machining X Displays a single node's X and Y location properties X Changes the X co-ordinate position of selected nodes to match the position of the first one (when more than one selected) Y Changes the Y co-ordinate position of selected nodes to match the position of the first one (when more than one selected) H Enter horizontal mirror mode (press again to exit) V Enter vertical mirror mode (press again to exit) K Toggle Keep Bezier Tangency mode, which will fix the start and end directions of Bezier curves when they are being dragged directly J Join two selected open vectors (at two end nodes if also selected) Right click Opens context sensitive menus More shortcuts -------------- Values can be entered quickly when using Quick Keys. More information about Quick Keys can be found in Aspire docs here. Last modified on (UTC): Friday, February 11, 2022 Defkey © All rights reserved.