Affinity Vector Studio Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Affinity Vector Studio on Windows. Covers node editing, layer management, artboard navigation, and symbol tools on Windows.
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Vector Studio tools

Color Picker Tool
I
Contour Tool
O
Corner Tool
C
Fill Tool
G
Knife Tool
K
Move Tool
V
Node Tool
A
Path Brush Tool
B
Pen Tool
P
Pencil Tool
N
Point Transform Tool
F
Shape Builder Tool
S
Shape tools cycle (Rectangle, Ellipse, and Rounded Rectangle)
U
Stroke Width Tool
W
Text tools cycle (Artistic and Frame Text)
T
Transparency Tool
Y
Vector Flood Fill Tool
R
View Tool
H
Zoom Tool
Z

Slice Studio tools

Slice Tool
S
Slice Selection Tool
L

Curve drawing

Edit line or brush strokes as you draw/paint
Ctrl
Create a straight line segment as you draw
Drag+Right-click
Snap a line's control handle to 45° intervals
Shift+Drag control handle
Convert a node to a sharp corner
Alt+Click
Convert a node to a sharp corner with mirrored control handle length
Alt+Drag
Create a new sharp node
Shift+Click on any node
Reposition last drawn node without affecting control handle position (maintains curvature in and out of the node)
Space+Click,Drag

Curve editing with Node Tool

Convert to Smooth node
Right-click
Convert to Sharp node (cusp)
Alt+Click
or
Double-click off-curve control handle
Cycle between sharp and smooth node types
Double-click a node
Select previous/next node on a curve
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Straighten a segment
Alt+Click a segment
Delete a segment
Ctrl+Click a segment
Delete a node (retaining curve's geometry)
Bksp
Delete a node (for 'best-fitting' reshaped curve)
Alt+Bksp

Painting

Paint a brush stroke along a straight line (45° intervals)
Shift,Drag
Pick up a new brush color
Alt+Drag
Toggle between standard brush cursor and crosshair cursor
CapsLock
Set selected layer's opacity
[numeric keys]
Set brush width (decrease/increase)
[]
Set nozzle width
Ctrl+Alt+Left-click+drag (left/right)

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