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Edit menu

Undo - Go back in the undo queue.

Redo - Go forward in the undo queue.

Cut - Copy the selected Layers to the clipboard and remove them from the composition.

Copy - Copy the selected Layers to the clipboard.

Paste - Copy the clipboard into the current composition.

Delete - Delete the selected layers.

Group - Add the selected Layers to a new Group.

Group and Flatten - Group any selected Layers and flatten any existing hierarchies.

Un-Group - Un-group any selected Groups.

Add to Group - Add the selected Layers to an existing Group.

Connect to Frame Range - Create and connect relative Time Markers positioned at the start and end of the Composition to the ends of a Shape's Visibility Clip so that they are always visible in the Viewport if the Composition's Frame Range changes.

Show/ Hide Selected - Toggle the visibility of any Layers in the Scene Window.

Show/Hide Channels - Toggle the visibility of any animation channels for the selected Layers in the Scene Window

Duplicate - Duplicate the selected Layers and keep any input connections.

Duplicate (Options)... - Open a modal window with the following options:

  • All Inputs - Duplicate the selected Layers plus any Layers connected as inputs.
  • Keep Connections - Duplicate the selected Layers and keep any input connections (this is the same as Duplicate above).

Duplicate and Split - Duplicate a Layer and clip the end of the original Layer and the start of the new Layer to the current frame.

Arrange

  • Bring to Front - Move the selected Shape to the top of its hierarchy in the Scene Tree.
  • Bring Forward - Move the selected Shape up one level in the Scene Tree.
  • Send Backward - Move the selected Shape down one level in the Scene Tree.
  • Send to Back - Move the selected Shape to the bottom of its hierarchy in the Scene Tree.

Select All - Select all the Layers in the current composition.

Invert Selection - Deselect any selected Shapes and select any deselected Shapes.

Clear Selection - Deselect everything. It's also possible to clear the selection by clicking in the header of the Scene Tree.

Select by Label Color - Select all Layers with the same Label Color.

Select by Type - Select all Layers of the same Type.

Select by Tag - Select all Layers assigned to a Tag.

Show in Attribute Editor - Reveal or load the selected Shape's Attribute Editor UI.

Show in Scene Window - Reveal or load the selected Shape in the Scene Window.

Preferences... - Open the Preferences Window to customise select features. Note that this menu item is under the Cavalry menu on macOS.

Emoji Symbols - [macOS only] A standard OS menu item which opens a window providing access to emoji symbols. Note that the majority of emoji symbols are bitmap but only vector based emojis will work in Cavalry. Unfortunately there is no way to filter bitmap vs emoji so there is an element of trial and error when using emojis.