topic Re: AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard ? in Modeling

AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard ?

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 26 May 2023 13:08:14 GMT

I just started to play around with 10 and found that the mouse button shortcuts for Orbit and Pan are inverted. Usually for Orbit you press the mouse wheel and for pan you add Shift, since usually you want to do Orbit more than Pan on the 3D view. Imagine the confusion from switching from working in SketchUp to AC.

Re: AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard

Chadwick — Wed, 24 May 2006 14:47:50 GMT

I know in both 3ds max and Revit you hold the wheel mouse to pan and add shift to orbit. In fact I think that is the standard for all autodesk products - maybe Graphisoft is trying to make it easier for autodesk product users to switch over?

Re: AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard

Mats_Knutsson — Wed, 24 May 2006 14:49:05 GMT

ejrolon wrote:
I just started to play around with 10 and found that the mouse button shortcuts for Orbit and Pan are inverted. Usually for Orbit you press the mouse wheel and for pan you add Shift, since usually you want to do Orbit more than Pan on the 3D view. Imagine the confusion from switching from working in SketchUp to AC.

I think it's coming from the gamers side...they are masters at navigating the 3D-models....

Re: AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard ?

Eduardo Rolon — Wed, 24 May 2006 15:05:19 GMT

Forgot to put the question mark on the title of the post. On another note is anyone comfortable with the changes to the shortcuts in 10?
On my keyboard it is easier to hit "command"+3 to switch to the 3d window, the same with the "command+" for stories. Now with them being "command" + Fx my fingers are not long enough and my keyboard's "F" keys are not in a position to be pressed easily.

Re: AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard ?

Eduardo Rolon — Wed, 24 May 2006 15:26:56 GMT

OK, made a mistake here.
Pressing the wheel is pan on any 2d view in AC, also on AutoCAD. Therfore pressing the wheel should be the same command on the 3D view, thus SketchUp is the "non-standard" one, though in their case orbiting is more important then "panning".

Re: AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard ?

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 25 May 2006 02:06:39 GMT

There is a 9-migration work environment on the 10 US Library update page. If you have the US version, go to the Help menu in 10, Check for Library Updates.... and you'll find a link there to an updated startup template for 10 as well as this optional Work Environment, which offers the old shortcut keys (ctrl-3 for 3D, for example) to help with the transition.

Karl

Re: AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard ?

Djordje — Thu, 25 May 2006 16:47:02 GMT

ejrolon wrote:
On another note is anyone comfortable with the changes to the shortcuts in 10?

Growing Fu Manchu fingernails is very useful ...

Re: AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard ?

TomWaltz — Thu, 25 May 2006 17:06:32 GMT

I have my own set of shortcuts that is based on 9, but includes things like show/hide SEO menu and the new 3D Window options (show selected or show all).

I like the idea of easy migration for most people so new features are easily learned and ones that are changed are as painless as possible.

Re: AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard ?

Eduardo Rolon — Thu, 25 May 2006 17:55:12 GMT

New GS approved "shortcut finger extension AddOn" based on Djordje suggestion

Re: AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard ?

Petros Ioannou — Thu, 25 May 2006 19:05:18 GMT

This pic has been around the net for a long time...

Re: AC10 3D window shortcut non-standard ?

Djordje — Fri, 26 May 2006 06:11:29 GMT