topic Re: Constrained input using [shift]R not allowed in AC9? in Modeling

Constrained input using [shift]R not allowed in AC9?

Pete — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:29:22 GMT

Old habits die hard! My favorite method for inputting or editing elements was to click the start point and then [shift] to constrain the angle, tap the R and type the distance. This does not work in 9.

Since nobody else has mentioned it, y'all must be using a better/different method. I must be missing something very basic here.

I am trying to use relative coordinates X and Y but it is clumsy. Help!

Re: Constrained input using [shift]R not allowed in AC9?

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 19:47:35 GMT

Works fine for me, Pete ... sounds like the Shift+R key combination is redefined in your shortcut scheme.

In WE, Keyboard Shortcuts, try to assign Shift+R to anything ... and the "Currently assigned to" box will show you if it is mis-assigned (or unassigned). It tells me, correctly, that it is assigned to "Radius (Global)". Cancel out before you really re-assign it of course.

Alternatively, display your scheme in your browser as shown in the attached screenshot, do a find (ctrl-F in IE) and enter "Shift + R" without quotes but with spaces to see what it is assigned to (or maybe it isn't assigned to anything anymore)...

HTH,
Karl

Re: Constrained input using [shift]R not allowed in AC9?

Pete — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 20:26:04 GMT

Thanks Karl!

Shift+R was unassigned in WE. Although R was assigned to "radius", it would not lock to the mouse constraint using the shift key. So I assigned the Shift+R in addition to R for the radius and now it works.

Regards,