We added a right-click menu to Easel to make it easier to access the tools in the “Edit” menu. You can now right click to do things like send shapes forward/backwards and combine. Here is a demo gif.
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Awesome, Love the frequent updates of Easel. Can’t wait to see what features come out next.
Context Menu = AWESOME!!!
Keep up the great work!
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Brandon
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YESSSSSSS FINALLY 
Was hoping for this to come! Really hoping for folders to come out soon 
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Folders would be great!
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While we’re on the discussion of things that we hope will be added…
Can we get a CTRL + Click to select multiple items…
Having two/ more items over the top of other items (ie. multi-layered cuts) it becomes really difficult to select only those pieces desired. It seems like this would be a simple feature to add.
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Brandon
You can shift + click to do what you are asking.
THX Paul
Keep up the good work there
I´m looking forward to see if you can make all the
objects in easel in alphabetical order too
Kristian / Sweden
absolutely
I need that too
THIS! Thank you!
Thanks!!
I guess I never thought about the shift key. Normally for applications it’s Shift + Click to select all items between and CTRL + Click to select specific items leaving the ones in between not selected.
Either way now I know…
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Brandon
Just learned in Easel the other day that Shift + Mouse button one and drag, allowed moving the 3D view around (up and down, as well as left and right). Allows one to really zoom into the tool path. Thought I was stuck with only Control + mouse button one to tilt the 3D view. The 2 combined allows dialing in a great view as needed.
list of shortcuts…
https://inventables.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2429543-easel-keyboard-shortcuts
Another one that I found accidentally is that on the “left” working window (not the preview)… the wheel button will move your screen up and down, and if you hold “Shift” + wheel mouse. the screen will move left or right.
I agree with Phil, this is common practice in CAD/graphic enviroments.
Another feature I’d like is to lock individual objects to their given position, eliminating the chance to unintentionally move it about.
Also, aligning objects relative to each other:
If I have two objects I’d want to center align to each other (not to stock) When selected they will center in a position somehwere between their starting points.
If I can select my reference object, SHIFT+click object #2 and them perform vertical/horisontal align only object #2 will move, into center of object #1 (reference object)
That is not a bug, that is the intended functionality. I’ve used software that did this before (I think v-carve) and thought it was very difficult to learn how to use, I thought there was a bug because I couldn’t select things consistently until someone told me about the left to right / right to left thing.
Also thanks everyone for the enthusiasm!
Having two actions depending from which way you drag will be confusing for beginners. I suspect that most of the people who are complaining don’t even use Easel as their main design tool. I personally would prefer a tool that is consistent.