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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

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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)

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            • Wo3DanW Offline
              Wo3Dan
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              @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
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                  @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)

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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

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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?)

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                            • jeff hammondJ Offline
                              jeff hammond
                              last edited by

                              here's a new one i've been testing out and i really think it's going to stick.. try it out

                              (currently using N as that's become my test key for shortcuts but i'll think i'll assign it to an actual key shortly)

                              Window/Show Dialogs (which will toggle with Hide Dialogs)

                              reason.. i usually have the following windows stacked & collapsed on my screen and i open/close them as needed:
                              entity info -- soften/smooth -- scenes -- shadows -- styles
                              (and this will work with many of the other window dialogs as well)

                              with this shortcut, i now leave all of the dialogs expanded down the right side of my screen then toggle the windows on/off via the keyboard which is a lot better than opening/closing with the mouse.. further, this allows for a wider drawing window.

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                              • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                Chris Fullmer
                                last edited by

                                I normally have that assigned to F-12. Its a good shortcut to keep around in my opinion.

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                                • A Offline
                                  Arx
                                  last edited by

                                  Space - Select
                                  Shift + Space - Move
                                  Ctrl + Space - Rotate
                                  Alt + Space - PushPull
                                  ~ - Get Dimensions Plugin
                                  Shift + ~ - Model Info
                                  Alt + Z - Tape Mesure
                                  Shift + Z - Rectangle Tool
                                  H - Hide Rest of Model

                                  That way the most frequently used tools are all under my left hand, so I don't even have to look at the keyboard to use them.

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                                  • Dave RD Offline
                                    Dave R
                                    last edited by

                                    DavidBoulder's image of his key assignments makes me think it would be nice to have a keyboard with the various tool icons instead of letters.

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                                    • thomthomT Offline
                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by

                                      @dave r said:

                                      DavidBoulder's image of his key assignments makes me think it would be nice to have a keyboard with the various tool icons instead of letters.

                                      If you have a few greens to spare...
                                      http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

                                      http://img.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/optimus_maximus_01w.jpg

                                      If you go to the Demo page you can see a layout for Photoshop.
                                      http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/demo/

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                                        thomthom
                                        last edited by

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                                        http://img.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus-tactus/optitact-color.jpg

                                        http://img.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus-tactus/optitact-side.jpg

                                        Apparently it will be cheaper than the Optimus because it doesn't have a screen per key.

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                                        • thomthomT Offline
                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by

                                          Though I'm not sure how nice it would be to use a keyboard without physical keys... maybe just a habit adjustment...?

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

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                                          • Dave RD Offline
                                            Dave R
                                            last edited by

                                            Cool! But $2400US. 😲

                                            That would be really neat in conjunction with that tablet I'm eying.

                                            I was thinking a bit lower tech. Like a keyboard with transparent key covers that could be removed and little icons printed on paper inserted.

                                            ThinkGeek shows it at $1600US but not available.

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