10th February 2011, 06:17 PM | #1 |
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Ctrl-Shift-S = Save As
The title says it all. I'm used to it in other programs and it doesn't appear to do anything in AC3D as it stands currently. 8)
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Re: Ctrl-Shift-S = Save As
Well, a quick trip to the File menu shows that that "shortcut" hasn't been assigned to Save As...
But what's stopping you just using the mouse and selecting it?
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Re: Ctrl-Shift-S = Save As
Control+shift+S is currently set to create a new surface.
If you really want to change this yourself and you like a quick -hack-, edit tcl/ac3dview.tcl (with Notepad or similar). Look for: Code:
# VERTEX MENU acbind $top <Control-S> { ac3d createsurface } so you get: Code:
# VERTEX MENU acbind $top <Control-S> { menu_save_ac } Last edited by Andy; 11th February 2011 at 05:25 PM. |
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OOPS.... how could I forget that key combo is already assigned?
Sorry for speaking out of turn, Andy!
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Re: Ctrl-Shift-S = Save As
Thanks, Andy! I'll give that a shot. As for using my mouse to select it, I certainly can, but I'm always looking for ways to speed up my work-flow with keyboard shortcuts.
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Be careful what you wish for. Try Blender, which is so keyboard bound as to be almost unusable... in my opinion anyway.
But I have to admit to using certain keyboard shortcuts when I'm in the midst of certain routines.
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Re: Ctrl-Shift-S = Save As
Couldn't get into Blender. Photoshop is my drug of choice and I use keyboard shortcuts almost exclusively.
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Know what you mean re: Blender. I have no choice but to make an attempt to "get into it", as I need to do animations for my project.
But, its so keyboard-bound as to be RIDUCULOUS. Why should you need to hit a command to simply select something and move it???? Keyboard shortcuts are nice to have, especially as you commit them to memory, and as you get to a high level of understanding about a piece of software... but a well-designed program should have a nice, GUI to use as a starting point. People just don't think like computers, they work with their eyes and hands not with arcane keystroke combos. There is a good reason the mouse was invented.
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Re: Ctrl-Shift-S = Save As
Quote:
There is a good reason for having two hands, so why only use one all the time?
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With the massive number of features that Blender has, I think the requirements and the expectations are different than for your average application.
The problem I find with Blender is that it seems to rely on the key command as a first frame of reference, when the mouse should be considered for that. As visual a process as creating primitives and moving vertices is, it is easier and far more intuitive for MOST users to click-n-drag, or use buttons, rather than to have to remember some arcane command (which likely has several other combos of Shift/Ctrl and Alt that perform similar or related functions). Especially for things like "move object in ? axis". How basic is that? Far easier to drag the object in a viewport along the X axis than to have to type in something like "M x 1.032" AC3D has the far better approach, I think. You can simply drag the object as an intuitive first resort, and you have the option to populate the X field in the Move feature to be exact in your distance. It should be mentioned that those Move fields are also EASY TO FIND, unlike in Blender's visual overkill GUI, where you can spend minutes finding what you want... and heaven help you if what you're looking for is buried in a submenu....!!!!
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