Make an AutoCAD keyboard from an ordinary keyboard in two steps.
Installation
1. Cut pictures with commands from the ReadMe file and attach them to your keyboard.
2. Run Acad_Revolution.exe
Note. This app is for Windows based system and English version of AutoCAD. The default input language in Windows must be English.
How to Use
After the app is launched you have an additional keyboard mode where one button is one AutoCAD command. To switch between modes simply press Caps Lock button. You will notice that the letter H on the lower right corner of your screen will change to S. The letter H means Hotkey, the script is active; S means suspend, the script isn't working. When the AutoCAD window is not active all buttons work as normal, but don't forget to switch back before writing text in AutoCAD.
How Does It Work
The script is made in free program which is called Autohotkey. When you press, for example, the Q button the app sends "move" and then "enter". That is why, if you don't switch back before writing text in AutoCAD, you will type something like this
fillet
offset
matchprop
trim
P.S.
I'm glad to answer to any questions and make changes on request.
Email: acadrevolution@gmail.com
Little donations are welcome. You could make them on PayPal using this link Donate.
acad keyboards with shortcut keys have been on the market for 10 years. I've been using mine along with hundreds of other customers for years, they are great, much fast than a mouse, see link -
www.electronickeyboards.com/autocad-keyboards
Thanks,
Jim
This app was transformed into an AutoCAD plugin. Many features, such as graphical interface for keys customization, were added. More information at:
I do not understant why you need this, I allmost for all commands use keyboard,
move: type: M and push space button
erase: type: E and push spce button
polyline: type: PL and push space button
...... YOU HAVE all command in help
SPACE BUTTON = ENTER BUTTON
F1 Displays Help
F2 Toggles text window on/off
F3 Toggles OSNAP
F4 Toggles TABMODE
F5 Toggles ISOPLANE
F6 Toggles COORDS
F7 Toggles GRIDMODE
F8 Toggles ORTHO MODE
F9 Toggles SNAP MODE
F10 Toggles POLAR
F11 Toggles OTRACK
3A 3DARRAY
3DO 3DORBIT
3DW 3DWALK
3F 3DFACE
3M 3DMOVE
3P 3DPOLY
3R 3DROTATE
A ARC
AC BACTION
ADC ADCENTER
AA AREA
AL ALIGN
3AL 3DALIGN
AP APPLOAD
AR ARRAY
-AR -ARRAY
ATI ATTIPEDIT
ATT ATTDEF
-ATT -ATTDEF
ATE ATTEDIT
-ATE -ATTEDIT
ATTE -ATTEDIT
B BLOCK
-B -BLOCK
BC BCLOSE
BE BEDIT
BH HATCH
BO BOUNDARY
-BO -BOUNDARY
BR BREAK
BS BSAVE
BVS BVSTATE
C CIRCLE
CAM CAMERA
CH PROPERTIES
-CH CHANGE
CHA CHAMFER
CHK CHECKSTANDARDS
CLI COMMANDLINE
COL COLOR
CO COPY
CP COPY
CT CTABLESTYLE
CYL CYLINDER
D DIMSTYLE
DAL DIMALIGNED
DAN DIMANGULAR
DAR DIMARC
JOG DIMJOGGED
DBA DIMBASELINE
DBC DBCONNECT
DC ADCENTER
DCE DIMCENTER
DCO DIMCONTINUE
DDA DIMDISASSOCIATE
DDI DIMDIAMETER
DED DIMEDIT
DI DIST
DIV DIVIDE
DJL DIMJOGLINE
DJO DIMJOGGED
DL DATALINK
DLI DIMLINEAR
DLU DATALINKUPDATE
DO DONUT
DOR DIMORDINATE
DOV DIMOVERRIDE
DR DRAWORDER
DRA DIMRADIUS
DRE DIMREASSOCIATE
DRM DRAWINGRECOVERY
DS DSETTINGS
DST DIMSTYLE
DT TEXT
DV DVIEW
DX DATAEXTRACTION
E ERASE
ED DDEDIT
EL ELLIPSE
ER EXTERNALREFERENCES
EX EXTEND
EXIT QUIT
EXP EXPORT
EXT EXTRUDE
F FILLET
FI FILTER
G GROUP
-G -GROUP
GD GRADIENT
GR DDGRIPS
H HATCH
-H -HATCH
HE HATCHEDIT
HI HIDE
I INSERT
-I -INSERT
IAD IMAGEADJUST
IAT IMAGEATTACH
ICL IMAGECLIP
IM IMAGE
-IM -IMAGE
IMP IMPORT
IN INTERSECT
INF INTERFERE
IO INSERTOBJ
J JOIN
L LINE
LA LAYER
-LA -LAYER
LAS LAYERSTATE
LE QLEADER
LEN LENGTHEN
LI LIST
LO -LAYOUT
LS LIST
LT LINETYPE
-LT -LINETYPE
LTS LTSCALE
LW LWEIGHT
M MOVE
MA MATCHPROP
MAT MATERIALS
ME MEASURE
MI MIRROR
ML MLINE
MLA MLEADERALIGN
MLC MLEADERCOLLECT
MLD MLEADER
MLE MLEADEREDIT
MLS MLEADERSTYLE
MO PROPERTIES
MS MSPACE
MSM MARKUP
MT MTEXT
MV MVIEW
O OFFSET
OP OPTIONS
ORBIT 3DORBIT
OS OSNAP
-OS -OSNAP
P PAN
-P -PAN
PA PASTESPEC
PE PEDIT
PL PLINE
PO POINT
POL POLYGON
PR PROPERTIES
PROPS PROPERTIES
PRE PREVIEW
PRINT PLOT
PS PSPACE
PSOLID POLYSOLID
PTW PUBLISHTOWEB
PU PURGE
-PU -PURGE
PYR PYRAMID
QC QUICKCALC
QCUI QUICKCUI
R REDRAW
RA REDRAWALL
RC RENDERCROP
RE REGEN
REA REGENALL
REC RECTANG
REG REGION
REN RENAME
-REN -RENAME
REV REVOLVE
RO ROTATE
RP RENDERPRESETS
RPR RPREF
RR RENDER
RW RENDERWIN
S STRETCH
SC SCALE
SCR SCRIPT
SE DSETTINGS
SEC SECTION
SET SETVAR
SHA SHADEMODE
SL SLICE
SN SNAP
SO SOLID
SP SPELL
SPL SPLINE
SPLANE SECTIONPLANE
SPE SPLINEDIT
SSM SHEETSET
ST STYLE
STA STANDARDS
SU SUBTRACT
T MTEXT
-T -MTEXT
TA TABLET
TB TABLE
TH THICKNESS
TI TILEMODE
TO TOOLBAR
TOL TOLERANCE
TOR TORUS
TP TOOLPALETTES
TR TRIM
TS TABLESTYLE
UC UCSMAN
UN UNITS
-UN -UNITS
UNI UNION
V VIEW
-V -VIEW
VP DDVPOINT
-VP VPOINT
VS VSCURRENT
VSM VISUALSTYLES
-VSM -VISUALSTYLES
W WBLOCK
-W -WBLOCK
WE WEDGE
X EXPLODE
XA XATTACH
XB XBIND
-XB -XBIND
XC XCLIP
XL XLINE
XR XREF
-XR -XREF
Z ZOOM
The “dashed” commands open the command line options (no dialog box)
ALT+F8 VBA Run
ALT+F11 VBA Editor
CTRL+1 Properties Palette
CTRL+2 DesignCenter Palette
CTRL+3 Tool Palette
CTRL+4 Sheet Set Manager Palette
CTRL+5 Info Palette
CTRL+6 DBConnect Manager
CTRL+7 Markup Set Manager Palette
CTRL+A Selects objects in drawing
CTRL+B Toggles Snap
CTRL+C Copies objects to Clipboard
CTRL+SHFT+C Copies objects to Clipboard with Base Point
CTRL+D Toggles coordinate display
CTRL+E Cycles through isometric planes
CTRL+F Toggles running object snaps
CTRL+G Toggles Grid
CTRL+H Toggles PICKSTYLE on/off
CTRL+J Executes last command
CTRL+K Hyperlink
CTRL+L Toggles Ortho mode
CTRL+M (No action)
CTRL+N Creates a new drawing
CTRL+O Opens existing drawing
CTRL+P Prints current drawing
CTRL+Q Exit
CTRL+R Cycles layout viewports
CTRL+S Saves current drawing
CTRL+SHFT+S Saveas
CTRL+T Toggles Tablet mode
CTRL+V Pastes data from Clipboard
CTRL+SHFT+V Pastes data from Clipboard as Block
CTRL+X Cuts objects to Clipboard
CTRL+Y Repeats last action
CTRL+Z Reverses last action
CTRL+[ Cancels current command
CTRL+\ Cancels current command
Why not just use a product like AutoHook to program your existing keyboard?
http://www.command-digital.com/autohook.htm
Works great for hotkeys in AutoCAD. A great productivity booster.
The EKI keyboard is for professionals, please. How many times do you have to replace the stick-ons? How long does it take when you change PC's, can you use it on Mac and PC, or office to office, or job to job? you have to touch one key to appreciate speed.
Jim
Can't find what you're looking for? Ask the community or share your knowledge.