4 Keyboard and menus
4.1 Keys
The keys are the same as in the CAMotics desktop application, where the browser lets them operate.
4.1.1 File
| Key | Operation |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | Make a new project. Chrome keeps this key: use the menu. |
| Ctrl+O | Open a project. |
| Ctrl+S | Save all files. |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save the project as a .camotics file. |
4.1.2 Edit
| Key | Operation |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z | Undo. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y | Redo. |
| Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V | Cut, copy, paste. |
| Ctrl+A | Select all. |
| Ctrl+F | Find. |
| Alt+G | Go to a line. |
| Ctrl+Space | Show the help for the G-code word or the TPLang function at the cursor. You can also put the mouse pointer on the word. |
| Esc | Close the help at the cursor. |
4.1.3 View
| Key | Operation |
|---|---|
| F11 | Show the window on the full screen. |
| Alt+X | Show or hide the editor. |
| Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+4 | Show the cut surface, the wire surface, the workpiece, or no surface. |
| Ctrl+5 to Ctrl+9 | Show or hide the toolpath, the tool, the bounds, the axes, the machine. |
| Alt+1 to Alt+7 | Look from the isometric, front, back, left, right, top or bottom direction. |
4.1.4 Simulate
| Key | Operation |
|---|---|
| F5 | Run: update the toolpath, then simulate. |
| F6 | Stop. |
4.1.5 Tools and Help
| Key | Operation |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+E | Export. |
| F1 | Show or hide this manual. |
4.1.6 The manual
| Key | Operation |
|---|---|
| Enter in the search box | Go to the first result. |
| Esc in the search box | Clear the search. |
| Esc | Close the manual panel. |
4.2 Menus
This is a summary of the menus. The Getting started chapter tells how to use them.
| Menu | Contents |
|---|---|
| File | Projects and files: new, open, add, save, revert, download, delete. Import and save .camotics files. Examples: the example projects of CAMotics. |
| Edit | Undo, redo, cut, copy, paste, select all. Settings: the project settings (units, workpiece, resolution). |
| View | Full screen, the layout, the toolbars, the editor and the docks. The surface, what the view shows, the direction of the view and the zoom. |
| Simulate | Run, stop, update the toolpath. Play back the toolpath: play, pause, slower, faster, direction. |
| Tools | Export, screenshot. Export and import the tool table. Add a new tool. |
| Help | This manual, the TPLang reference, the G-code reference and the keys. |