(Shift) Key + (=) Key Hotkey in Chief Architect X17

[ComputerMaster86]

Sorry to pick your brains on a somewhat silly topic and question but, here it is.  Is it possible to use the hotkey combination (Shift) Key + (=+) Key as a hotkey combination in Chief Architect X17.   I haven't had any luck being able to use that combination inside chief.  I  also tried researching if any other programs on my system might use that combination, hence interfering with its use in Chief.  All to no avail.  If I could somehow figure out how to get the hotkey combination (Shift) Key + (=+) to work inside chief it would allow me 7 to 8 working levels of stacked hotkeys.  My current custom hot key set up makes use of  "Ctrl", "Alt", and "Ctrl + Alt". modifier keys.

Edited Monday at 10:35 PM by ComputerMaster86

[Joe_Carrick]

No, because (=+) is actually "+" and has the meaning of addition.

[Renerabbitt]

6 hours ago, ComputerMaster86 said:

"Ctrl", "Alt", and "Ctrl + Alt".

I would strongly encourage you to stay away from the alt key, this can cause some problems with mnemonic keys. False-positives, and menu initiation may occur. This will change with your system speed as it gets bogged down. The alt key targets Chief Architects main menus. I would stick to ctrl and/or shift for modifiers.
I would also switch to sequential keys if you need more combinations as it greatly increases the possible key combinations 
 

[ComputerMaster86]

34 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said:

I would strongly encourage you to stay away from the alt key, this can cause some problems with . False-positives, and menu initiation may occur. This will change with your system speed as it gets bogged down. The alt key targets Chief Architects main menus. I would stick to ctrl and/or shift for modifiers.
I would also switch to sequential keys if you need more combinations as it greatly increases the possible key combinations 
 

I am aware of this but, the way I do my hotkeys "Alt" doesn't interfere with Chief's main menu's.  If I am understanding what sequential key's are, I am already using them.

Edited 18 hours ago by ComputerMaster86

[Michael_Gia]

14 hours ago, ComputerMaster86 said:

hotkey combination

Not sure if this helps, but I took a page out of Revit’s hotkey philosophy. 
 

That is I mostly use a two letter system. You’ll instantly get more combinations and it’s a lot easier to string together 2 keys that make sense. 
 

examples:

 

m,r for material region

 

t,m tape measure 

d,e end to end dimension 

d,a angle dimension

d,m manual dimension

 

it’s endless.