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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      @chris fullmer said:

      No need for shortcuts there.

      If I had enough keys on the keyboard, hands to reach them all and the memory for it I'd use shortcuts for everything. I loathe having to use the toolbar.

      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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      • Chris FullmerC Offline
        Chris Fullmer
        last edited by

        @gaieus said:

        @chris fullmer said:

        I also prefer q for rotate and r for rectangle. But I have finally gotten used to them being the opposite by default.

        Wait a minute, Chris, Q IS the default for Rotate and R IS the default for Rectangle (or am I misunderstanding something?).

        Hehe, oops. I got it backwards. I used to use R for rotate, and Q was an open key so I assigned it to rectangle (which I rarely use). Obviously I've gotten used to it how it is now, I can't even recall what is what anymore.

        @Thom +1!

        I also dislike the right click menu. Its like a toolbar I can't ever find anything on. (I use it to open entitiy info if its not open. I can always rememeber that one is at the top).

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        • thomthomT Offline
          thomthom
          last edited by

          I do like the context-menu - but I want to be able to choose which items to have there. I've edited meny of the plugins I have to reduce the number of items down to just what I want. It is a very handy place to have semi-frequent command - always at the mouse position. It's the fifth position in Fitt's Law - the one which is the quickest to access.

          Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            Well, Thom, my "bottleneck" seems to be memory as I still have free keys on my keyboard.
            😆

            Gai...

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              You can send over to me. Not that I have a good brain memory myself - but I think my muscle memory is better. Which is why I can't stand most of the keyboards that are sold these days - they all muck about with the key positions. Logitec, which used to have great keyboards messed up all their layouts. I got a Microsort keyboard ( I wanted a wireless one with mulitmedia keys as well ), but as it turns out, they also mucked about with the keys - not their position, but their size. ESC and the F1-12 buttons. grumble If only Logitech had provided updated drivers for my old keyboard ... and I could fix the connectors for the charger.
              My kingdom for a decent keyboard!

              </rant>

              Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                I use most of the 'defaults', plus several of my own.
                My main changes / additions are...

                G=make-Group
                B=make-component [it's Block in ACAD]
                Alt+B=close-edit
                D=tapemeasure-tool [Dimension in ACAD]
                T=Text [as in ACAD]
                Alt+T=Texture
                Ctrl+D=Divide
                H=Hide
                Shift+H=unHide
                Ctrl+Alt+H=Hide-rest-of-model-toggle
                K=locK
                Shift+K=unlocK
                R=Rotate [as in ACAD]
                Alt+R=Rectangle
                Alt+Shift+R=3pt-Rectangle
                Shift+R=miRRoR
                Q=reverse-faces
                Alt+Q=orient-faces
                U=Unselect-sll
                Ctrl+Shift+V=paste-in-place
                J=weld [Join in ACAD]
                =delete-all-guides

                TIG

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                • EarthMoverE Offline
                  EarthMover
                  last edited by

                  Very cool to see others shortcuts. A few I think I will adapt into my workflow. All seem very logic. This should also be a good thread to give new users a good idea for setting up their own shortcuts.

                  A few other I use all the time but forgot to add are -

                  Shift + V - Paste in place
                  Shift + H - Hide selection
                  Alt + H = Unhide selection
                  H = Show hidden geometry.

                  I think my most invaluable one is changing Z from the zoom tool to View last camera position. This is especially useful in an interior or when getting stuck in a wall. I just tap Z and I'm back where I was.

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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
                    last edited by

                    I actually like and use the Zoom tool, it provides finer control than the mousewheel when I need it.

                    Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                    • GaieusG Offline
                      Gaieus
                      last edited by

                      Zooming AND setting the FOV (with the Shift key).

                      Gai...

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                      • Rich O BrienR Offline
                        Rich O Brien Moderator
                        last edited by

                        W = Weld
                        X = Explode
                        H = Hidden Geometry
                        O = Offset
                        F = Follow Me
                        Shift + G = Group
                        EEby..... = 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
                        CTRL + S = Fredoscale
                        V = Vertex Tools
                        Shift + O = Offset on Surface
                        Shift + L = Line on Surface
                        Shift + A = Arc on Surface
                        Shift + C = Circle on Surface
                        Shift + E = Erase on Surface

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                        • jeff hammondJ Offline
                          jeff hammond
                          last edited by

                          I use all of the defaults (just became used to them over the years even if some aren't very logical.)
                          The self assigned ones are:

                          X - Xray
                          Shift X - Back edges
                          W - weld
                          Shift A- arc:center + 2pts
                          Shift H- hidden geometry
                          Shift V - paste in place
                          Shift B - B spline
                          U - follow me
                          J - jpp
                          Shift S - fredoscale
                          Shift space - select curve
                          Shift R - 3pt rectangle
                          Shift Z - zoom extents
                          V - protractor

                          dotdotdot

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                          • jeff hammondJ Offline
                            jeff hammond
                            last edited by

                            [edit]
                            I made a [req] a while ago that I still think would be great.

                            Basically, I'd have a key or two [say #1 & 2] that I could assign to various tools depending on the project at hand.

                            Maybe I need to use fredostretch a lot for the day. I'd select stretch then maybe shift-1 and 1 would now be assigned to stretch. The next day I might need lathe quite a bit so I select the lathe tool then shift-1 and 1 is now lathe. And so on and so forth.

                            For some odd reason, it's just too big of an ordeal for me to do this via prefs so I just keep going to the icons. If this hot key idea were possible, I'm pretty sure I'd have shortcuts to lesser used functions much more often. (you know, the functions that you use once a month but when you do use them, you might use them 50 times)

                            dotdotdot

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                            • Wo3DanW Offline
                              Wo3Dan
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              [edit]
                              ..... Basically, I'd have a key or two [say #1 & 2] that I could assign to various tools depending on the project at hand.
                              .......If this hot key idea were possible, I'm pretty sure I'd have shortcuts to lesser used functions much more often. (you know, the functions that you use once a month but when you do use them, you might use them 50 times)

                              Hi Jeff,
                              (not the perfect solution but) can't you do that with different shortcuts#1.dat to shortcuts#n.dat files. Depending on what you are planning for the day you import the appropriate *.dat file.
                              I'm not sure whether you need to restart SU again or wheter it is implemented instantly. But at least you could import a whole bunch of "project depending" shortcuts at once.
                              Once again, it's not perfect but it's worth a try.

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                              • J Offline
                                jaceguay
                                last edited by

                                I´ve made some shortcuts like Blender. Most shortcuts are positioned for stationary left hand in the keyboard. 😄

                                g = Move
                                v = Line
                                x = Delete
                                z = Section Plane
                                t = X-Ray
                                u = Unhide selected
                                h = Hide
                                f = Orbit
                                d = Pan
                                s = Zoom
                                a = Select none
                                r = Rotate
                                e = Eraser
                                w = Reverse face
                                q = Rectangle
                                Shift+F = Push-Pull
                                Shift+D = Tape measure Tool
                                Shift+A = Arc
                                Shift+E = Zoom extend
                                Shift+R = Zoom window
                                Shift+T = Fade rest of the model
                                Shift+Y = Fade similar components
                                Shift+W = Look arround
                                Ctrl+F = Folow me
                                Ctrl+R = Offset
                                Ctrl+D = Scale

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                                • J Offline
                                  Jim
                                  last edited by

                                  @wo3dan said:

                                  can't you do that with different shortcuts#1.dat to shortcuts#n.dat files. Depending on what you are planning for the day you import the appropriate *.dat file.

                                  Nice idea Gerrit - it never occurred to me. I was thinking shortcut sets could be done using Windows registry hacks, similar to this.

                                  Hi

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                                  • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                    jeff hammond
                                    last edited by

                                    hey Gerrit

                                    on mac, this is possible via the .plist files as i keep these synced between 3 computers along with my plugin folder.
                                    i do that so everything remains consistent but if i felt so inclined, i could have fully different sets of shortcuts that i could load relatively easily depending on the task..

                                    that said, for the 1-2 variable hot keys, i think it would probably just be easier to assign them the normal way (but workflow wise, if it's not possible to script the hotkey idea, i guess i'll stick to using the toolbars/menus)

                                    dotdotdot

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                                    • pyrolunaP Offline
                                      pyroluna
                                      last edited by

                                      I have just a few shortcuts, but I use them A Lot.

                                      F = Follow me
                                      D = Offset
                                      ` or Ctrl+F = Edit\item\zoom extents

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                                      • DavidBoulderD Offline
                                        DavidBoulder
                                        last edited by

                                        Here is my shortcut set for OpenStudio Plugin. I'm all about grouping common tools together vs. tryign to match the letter of the tool. (Selection tools together, modification tools together, view/camera tools, tools to create new objects)

                                        OpenStudio-shortcuts.png

                                        --

                                        David Goldwasser
                                        OpenStudio Developer
                                        National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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                                        • PixeroP Offline
                                          Pixero
                                          last edited by

                                          I have:

                                          Q = select
                                          W = move (alt+W = JSMoveTool)
                                          E = rotate
                                          R = scale
                                          T = tape
                                          U = arc
                                          O = offset
                                          P = pushpull
                                          A = zoom extents
                                          S = zoom selected
                                          G = group
                                          J = rotated rectangle
                                          K = rectangle
                                          L = line
                                          Ö = Left Click Reverse Face Tool (scrtool.rb)

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                                          • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                            jeff hammond
                                            last edited by

                                            Jan - really? no space bar Select?
                                            that's probably my favorite shortcut key to use 😄

                                            ..........

                                            not a keyboard shortcut but something else i have set up which is pretty sweet..

                                            i have the thumb mouse button set to regular orbit and the middle mouse button set to option/orbit which disables the gravity weighted navigation (ctrl/orbit on windows?)

                                            dotdotdot

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