hotkeys reference

[KellySantaRosa]

Does chief architect provide any kind of hotkey cheat sheet or keyboard map?

[Chopsaw]

Create Hotkey List
A list of the hotkeys available to the current program user can be saved in .html or .xhtml format.

Select Tools> Toolbars and Hotkeys> Create Hotkey List to open the Save Hotkey List File dialog, a standard Save dialog, and create a hotkey list that can then be opened in a web browser window and printed, if you wish.

[MarkMc]

After getting the list in html I select all, copy, and paste special into a spreadsheet. Then sort by hotkey.

Also add a sheet for "most used" and another to place in groups. I paste links to the original sheet for the command and hotkey so that they all update.

In Windows (don't know about Mac since this did not work way back when I had to work on one), once done create a shortcut to the file on the desktop. Open the shortcut and make the shortcut key "ctrl + Alt + "some letter or number" I use 2 -not you only type in the letter or number, ctrl alt is automatic.

As long as that is on the desktop or in a folder in the start menu the hotkey will work.

 

Advanced- I have a folder with subfolders in the start menu. One subfolder is called Shorts. I keep all the shortcuts with hotkeys there to avoid creating conflicts.

This makes it easy to bring up a list of all the hotkeys when you forget what you need, or check one of the extra sheets for special ones you don't use often, and or take a screen grab (mine are set to always on top) for reference or printing a short list.

 

[Gawdzira]

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/addon/

[ScottWise]

On 8/15/2021 at 12:05 PM, MarkMc said:

After getting the list in html I select all, copy, and paste special into a spreadsheet. Then sort by hotkey.

Also add a sheet for "most used" and another to place in groups. I paste links to the original sheet for the command and hotkey so that they all update.

In Windows (don't know about Mac since this did not work way back when I had to work on one), once done create a shortcut to the file on the desktop. Open the shortcut and make the shortcut key "ctrl + Alt + "some letter or number" I use 2 -not you only type in the letter or number, ctrl alt is automatic.

As long as that is on the desktop or in a folder in the start menu the hotkey will work.

 

Advanced- I have a folder with subfolders in the start menu. One subfolder is called Shorts. I keep all the shortcuts with hotkeys there to avoid creating conflicts.

This makes it easy to bring up a list of all the hotkeys when you forget what you need, or check one of the extra sheets for special ones you don't use often, and or take a screen grab (mine are set to always on top) for reference or printing a short list.

 

Mark, any way you can upload your Chief Architect color coded Hotkeys shortcut excel file? Sure would save us all a lot of time. Thanks for sharing the idea!

[bdillard]

Thanks everyone!   I exported it - so is the delete the command the same as exit in chief architect?

This is from the export

 

For some reason I don't see it in the customize hotkeys.

[bdillard]

I think I got it now that you've spelled it out for me  - I exported the hotkeys, then edited the delete object to be delete and I reversed it with the delete command since I'd never need a hotkey to shut down.  Then I reuploaded the modified html.

 

Thanks so far it seems to work!

[Alaskan_Son]

2 hours ago, bdillard said:

I think I got it now that you've spelled it out for me  - I exported the hotkeys, then edited the delete object to be delete and I reversed it with the delete command since I'd never need a hotkey to shut down.  Then I reuploaded the modified html.

 

Thanks so far it seems to work!

 

What you just described is making a mess of your hotkeys.  The Delete Objects tool is an entirely different tool than Delete or Backspace and the 2 shouldn't be confused.  The hotkey assignments you showed in your first post were correct and you really shouldn't have changed them.  I really recommend you call tech support and try to get to the bottom of what was causing your original problem because I don't think it had anything to do with your hotkeys.