Shortcut key for explode?
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I'd like to set up a short key, E, for "explode." Cant find explode in the command list. Anyone?
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Select something that can be 'Exploded' - i.e. a Group or a Component-Instance - check the option appears in the context-menu.
Then leaving it selected... activate Window > Preferences > Shortcuts, and Filter for 'Explode'...
Click it.
Make a Shortcut for it.
If you want to 'Explode' a Curve [or an Image] select one and then set another shortcut key-combo for that too.
Tip: DON'T use a plain 'X' UNLESS you instinctively make Move/Rotate Array-Copies using 10x or 10 or 10 - because pressing X10 will look for eXplode and confuse you !!
I use Shift+X for eXplode, and Shift+Alt+X for eXplode-curve [and for the rarer Explode-Image I use the context-menu]...
The 'E' is pre-assigned to the Erase Tool - so perhaps assigning Shift+E for Explode would be better ??? -
I use Mac OS X and can't assign a Shortcut to Explode.
I select a group and go to Preferences and Assign a Shortcut but it doesn't work.
If I click right button I can see Explode option and it works.
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On a MAC some key presses and/or combos are preserved for system use.
Try another key ?? -
I tried a lot of keys, but nothing to do.
Could someone use Mac give me an advice, please?
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What keys are failing ?
On a MAC you can't combine them with some 'modifier' keys... which are system-reserved...You need to give us some clues as otherwise we are guessing.
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Thank you.
I tried all single key and all shift or control combinations, but they don't work.
Do you have a Mac or a friend with a Mac? -
@scozzarella said:
I tried all single key and all shift or control combinations, but they don't work.
You aren't pressing Enter after typing the key stroke you want to set are you?
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@dave r said:
@scozzarella said:
I tried all single key and all shift or control combinations, but they don't work.
You aren't pressing Enter after typing the key stroke you want to set are you?
No, I don't press Enter. From the Keyboard I hit a key and then close the window.
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it's a windowless command. Are you sure you use Sketchup?
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What window do you close? There are no windows accomponing explode command
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Something is buggy with the shortcuts in preferences because I can sometimes search for "explode" and find it and apply a shortcut and then when I restart SU it can't find "explode." Scrolling to Edit/Item/Explode will show up sporadically.
Make sure you click the "+" sign to the right of the shortcut and then click OK.
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As mentioned above You must have something explodable selected for the native explode to appear in the shortcuts.
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I'll just add this to help people understand that the shortcuts list in preferences is context specific.
You can see when I filter by edit with nothing in the model selected the list is quite short but when I select a simple group the list of possible shortcuts grows considerably.
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@box said:
As mentioned above You must have something explodable selected for the native explode to appear in the shortcuts.
Thank you but I select a group and in the list the explode appears. In Mac version there isn't + button.
When I select the command on the shortcut list and assign a shortcut, then close, the shortcut doesn't work.
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Sorry, my comments were not really addressed to you Scozzarella, they were more of a general thing because people often get confused by the contextual shortcuts.
Your issue is something else and as I'm not a Mac user I can add nothing more than has already been said. -
What is the shortcut you are trying to assign?
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We're trying to help here. Could you be specific?
Have you actually installed SketchUp or are you running it from the .dmg?
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