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 +Note, these are Vectric Aspire v11 key-mappings; not sure if they apply to older or newer versions.
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 # Quick Keys # Quick Keys
 Various values can be typed in while dragging out shapes. In most cases, the left mouse button must be pressed in order to input a value (i.e.dragging to create a circle, dragging a vector to move it, or dragging one of the rotating/scaling points around a vector to rotate/scale it). Various values can be typed in while dragging out shapes. In most cases, the left mouse button must be pressed in order to input a value (i.e.dragging to create a circle, dragging a vector to move it, or dragging one of the rotating/scaling points around a vector to rotate/scale it).
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 The exception to this is the polyline tool and the arc tool. Once the first point is entered the Quick Keys can be used without having to depress the left mouse key. Entering values defines the next end-point. The exception to this is the polyline tool and the arc tool. Once the first point is entered the Quick Keys can be used without having to depress the left mouse key. Entering values defines the next end-point.
  
-# Space+## Space
 Pressing 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 Pressing 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
  
 # General Shortcut Keys # General Shortcut Keys
-| colspan="2" |Keys | +| Ctrl + A | Select All vectors |
-| --- | --- | +
-| Ctrl +A | Select All vectors |+
 | Esc | Deselect all vectors | | Esc | Deselect all vectors |
 | Select Right to Left | Selects all vectors inside and touching selection rectangle | | Select Right to Left | Selects all vectors inside and touching selection rectangle |
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 | Page Up | Vertically tiles the 2D View and the 3D View window so you can see them both simultaneously. | | Page Up | Vertically tiles the 2D View and the 3D View window so you can see them both simultaneously. |
 | Page Down | Horizontally tiles the 2D View and the 3D View window so you can see them both simultaneously. | | Page Down | Horizontally tiles the 2D View and the 3D View window so you can see them both simultaneously. |
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-| colspan="2" |Quick Keys | 
-| --- | --- | 
 | Ctrl + M | Opens Measure tool form | | Ctrl + M | Opens Measure tool form |
  
-    1. Tab Navigation +## Tab Navigation
-| colspan="2" |Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | F11 | Toggle Drawing Tab on | | F11 | Toggle Drawing Tab on |
 | F12 | Toggle Toolpath Tab on | | F12 | Toggle Toolpath Tab on |
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 | F8 | Toggles between the Drawing and Modeling Tab | | F8 | Toggles between the Drawing and Modeling Tab |
  
-    1. Double Sided Job Setup +## Double Sided Job Setup
-| colspan="2" |Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | 1 | Toggle Top Side on | | 1 | Toggle Top Side on |
 | 2 | Toggle Bottom Side on | | 2 | Toggle Bottom Side on |
 | = | Toggle Multi-Sided View on | | = | Toggle Multi-Sided View on |
  
-    1. Mirror +## Mirror
-| colspan="2" |Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | H | Mirror Horizontally | | H | Mirror Horizontally |
 | Ctrl + H | Create Mirror Copy Horizontally | | Ctrl + H | Create Mirror Copy Horizontally |
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 | Ctrl + Shift + V | Create Mirror Copy Vertically, around center of material | | Ctrl + Shift + V | Create Mirror Copy Vertically, around center of material |
  
-    1. Alignment +## Alignment
-| colspan="2" |Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | F9 | Moves selected object to the center of the material | | F9 | Moves selected object to the center of the material |
 | F10 | Opens the Alignment Tools form | | F10 | Opens the Alignment Tools form |
  
-    1. Groups +## Groups
-| colspan="2" |Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | G | Group the selected objects | | G | Group the selected objects |
 | U | Ungroup the selected objects to their original layers, sub-groups remain grouped. | | U | Ungroup the selected objects to their original layers, sub-groups remain grouped. |
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 | Ctrl + Shift + U | 'Deep' ungroup the selected objects to the group's layer. Sub-groups are also ungrouped. | | Ctrl + Shift + U | 'Deep' ungroup the selected objects to the group's layer. Sub-groups are also ungrouped. |
  
-    1. Arrow Keys+## Arrow Keys 
 Nudge selected vectors using the Arrow keys. Nudge selected vectors using the Arrow keys.
-| colspan="2" |Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | Hold Ctrl | Reduce the nudge distance | | Hold Ctrl | Reduce the nudge distance |
 | Hold Shift | Increase the nudge distance | | Hold Shift | Increase the nudge distance |
 | Hold Ctrl + Shift | Nudge by the Fixed Nudge Distance which is specified in the Snap Settings (F4) | | Hold Ctrl + Shift | Nudge by the Fixed Nudge Distance which is specified in the Snap Settings (F4) |
  
-    1. Node Editing+## Node Editing 
 Available while in the node editing mode.  Drag Node when using Quick Keys. Available while in the node editing mode.  Drag Node when using Quick Keys.
-| colspan="2" |Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | I | Insert a Point | | I | Insert a Point |
 | D | Delete Point / Span | | D | Delete Point / Span |
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 | Right mouse click | Opens context sensitive menus | | Right mouse click | Opens context sensitive menus |
  
-| colspan="2" |Quick Keys | 
-| --- | --- | 
 | Value Enter | Moves node from original position by that amount in direction of cursor.  Equivalent to:Value L | | Value Enter | Moves node from original position by that amount in direction of cursor.  Equivalent to:Value L |
 | Value , Value Enter | Move the node by that amount relative to its current position.  Equivalent to: Value D Value W | | Value , Value Enter | Move the node by that amount relative to its current position.  Equivalent to: Value D Value W |
 | Value X Value Y | Moves node to the absolute position X and Y | | Value X Value Y | Moves node to the absolute position X and Y |
  
-    1. Moving Objects+## Moving Objects 
 Drag Object when using Quick Keys. Drag Object when using Quick Keys.
-| colspan="2" |Quick Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | Value Enter | Moves object the Value from original position in direction of cursor.  Equivalent to: Value L. | | Value Enter | Moves object the Value from original position in direction of cursor.  Equivalent to: Value L. |
 | Value , Value Enter | Moves object relative to its position by X and Y.  Equivalent to: Value D Value W. | | Value , Value Enter | Moves object relative to its position by X and Y.  Equivalent to: Value D Value W. |
 | Value X Value Y | Moves object to the absolute position X and Y | | Value X Value Y | Moves object to the absolute position X and Y |
  
-    1. Rotating Objects+## Rotating Objects 
 Drag rotation handle when using Quick Keys. Drag rotation handle when using Quick Keys.
-| colspan="2" |Quick Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | Value Enter | Rotate the selection by Value degrees counterclockwise.  Equivalent to: Value L. | | Value Enter | Rotate the selection by Value degrees counterclockwise.  Equivalent to: Value L. |
  
-    1. Scaling Objects+## Scaling Objects 
 Drag scaling handle when using Quick Keys. Drag scaling handle when using Quick Keys.
-| colspan="2" |Quick Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | Value Enter | Default when dragging edge scale nodes only. | | Value Enter | Default when dragging edge scale nodes only. |
 | Value , Value Enter | Default when dragging corner scale nodes only. | | Value , Value Enter | Default when dragging corner scale nodes only. |
 | Value S | Scale the object by a factor. | | Value S | Scale the object by a factor. |
  
-    1. Polyline Tool+## Polyline Tool 
 Once the first point is entered the Quick Keys can be used without having to depress the left mouse key. Entering values defines the next end-point. Once the first point is entered the Quick Keys can be used without having to depress the left mouse key. Entering values defines the next end-point.
-| colspan="2" |Quick Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | Value Enter | Places next point Value away from the last point in the direction of cursor.  Equivalent to: Value L. | | Value Enter | Places next point Value away from the last point in the direction of cursor.  Equivalent to: Value L. |
 | Value , Value Enter | Place the next point offset by that amount relative to the last point's position:  Equivalent to: Value D Value W. | | Value , Value Enter | Place the next point offset by that amount relative to the last point's position:  Equivalent to: Value D Value W. |
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 | Value A Value L | Creates a line with an angle of A° and a length L | | Value A Value L | Creates a line with an angle of A° and a length L |
  
-| colspan="2" |Keys | 
-| --- | --- | 
 | Backspace | Undo last span | | Backspace | Undo last span |
 | Space | Finish current polyline and start a new one. | | Space | Finish current polyline and start a new one. |
  
-    1. Draw Circle+## Draw Circle 
 Quick Keys can be used while creating (left mouse button depressed) Quick Keys can be used while creating (left mouse button depressed)
-| colspan="2" |Quick Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | Value Enter | Create a circle with the given radius.  Equivalent to: Value R. | | Value Enter | Create a circle with the given radius.  Equivalent to: Value R. |
 | Value D | Create a circle of Diameter D | | Value D | Create a circle of Diameter D |
  
-    1. Draw Ellipse+## Draw Ellipse 
 Quick Keys can be used while creating (left mouse button depressed) Quick Keys can be used while creating (left mouse button depressed)
-| colspan="2" |Quick Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | Value Enter | Create an Ellipse with the given diameter.  Equivalent to: Value L. | | Value Enter | Create an Ellipse with the given diameter.  Equivalent to: Value L. |
 | Value , Value Enter | Create an ellipse with width and height.  Equivalent to: Value W Value H. | | Value , Value Enter | Create an ellipse with width and height.  Equivalent to: Value W Value H. |
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 | Value Y | Create an ellipse with height Y and use the current width | | Value Y | Create an ellipse with height Y and use the current width |
  
-    1. Draw Rectangle+## Draw Rectangle 
 Quick Keys can be used while creating (left mouse button depressed) Quick Keys can be used while creating (left mouse button depressed)
-| colspan="2" |Quick Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | Value Enter | Create a square with the given side length.  Equivalent to: Value L. | | Value Enter | Create a square with the given side length.  Equivalent to: Value L. |
 | Value , Value Enter | Create a rectangle with given width and height.  Equivalent to: Value W Value H. | | Value , Value Enter | Create a rectangle with given width and height.  Equivalent to: Value W Value H. |
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 | Value , Value Enter | Create a rectangle with width and height | | Value , Value Enter | Create a rectangle with width and height |
  
-    1. Draw Polygon+## Draw Polygon 
 Quick Keys can be used while creating (left mouse button depressed) Quick Keys can be used while creating (left mouse button depressed)
-| colspan="2" |Quick Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | Value Enter | Create a polygon inscribed on circle with the given radius.  Equivalent to : Value R. | | Value Enter | Create a polygon inscribed on circle with the given radius.  Equivalent to : Value R. |
 | Value D | Creates a Polygon with diameter D | | Value D | Creates a Polygon with diameter D |
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 | Value S Value D | Create a polygon with number of sides S and diameter D | | Value S Value D | Create a polygon with number of sides S and diameter D |
  
-    1. Draw Star+## Draw Star 
 Quick Keys can be used while creating (left mouse button depressed) Quick Keys can be used while creating (left mouse button depressed)
-| colspan="2" |Quick Keys | +
-| --- | --- |+
 | Value Enter | Create a star with the given radius. | | Value Enter | Create a star with the given radius. |
 | Value D | Create a star with diameter D | | Value D | Create a star with diameter D |
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