How to Use the Flip Tool

Function Description

Flip Tool lets you flip content horizontally or vertically. It is useful when you want to create mirrored variations quickly or reverse the direction of a part without redrawing it.

Icon

Flip tool menu
Flip tool menu

This is the Flip tool icon. It opens two commands: Flip Horizontal and Flip Vertical.

Effect

Flip controls
Flip controls

If a selection exists, only that selected area is flipped. If no selection exists, the entire active layer is flipped. That makes it useful both for small part variations and for changing the overall orientation of a layer.

Flip result example
Flip result example
Example of flipping only the selected area horizontally
Example of flipping only the selected area horizontally

Shortcut

There is no default keyboard shortcut. Run it from the Flip menu in the toolbar.

Related Shortcuts

  • Hold Space: temporarily pan the canvas
  • Using Selection Tool before flipping makes partial flips easier

How to Call It from Other Tools

There is no direct shortcut. In practice, it is easiest to create a selection first and then open the Flip menu.

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