Edit "Snap, Perpendicular" command hotkeys

Edit "Snap, Perpendicular" command hotkeys

echarpentier
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Edit "Snap, Perpendicular" command hotkeys

echarpentier
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I like to move and stretch objects by starting the command and then typing "PER" mid-command to be able to quickly snap to a reference line and have my selected objects either move or stretch perpendicularly. I understand I can move perpendicularly, but sometimes the drawing is dense and I am moving quickly and prefer to do it this way. This is all well and good.

 

My question is, is there a way to change the actual typing of "PER" (associated marco "_per " to say "D" or something simple on the left side of the keyboard as a mid-command command. I went to the CUI and found the "Snap, Perpendicular" command, subsequently messing with the macro and command display name, to no avail. Clearly I am missing something. I also opened the acadlt.pgp where I know I can change hotkeys, but unfortunately that command does not live in there either.

 

I work in polar and would like to keep it that way. I do not want to toggle Ortho mode to do this, because I also use the "Nearest" object snap, which renders Ortho irrelevant.

 

Anyway, I hope this question is clear enough to know what I am asking and someone can offer a solution for something which is over my head. Thanks in advance!

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pendean
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Explore and use the SHIFT+ Key (sticky-keys) version of the osnaps found in CUI command's Keyboard Shortcuts section under TEMP OVERRIDE KEYS (looks like PERP is not defined by default). Feel free to change the ones you'd never use.

 

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echarpentier
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I really would have liked a way to override the "per" command. I like that once you type it, you don't have to hold any buttons down. Also the SHIFT+key override has a bit of a delay on it which slows down workflow.  This is a good solution though, and maybe is as close as I will get. I am being extra picky, also!

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pendean
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Your wish has been out there for 30+years now... .


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james_johns_ctr
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So I don't have a hot key. But in 2D Wireframe, if you go to Object Snap Settings, you can select perpendicular as one of your snap options. Then the software will suggest perp. when appropriate. I find this very helpful and easier than a hot key, however it would be nice to force this option with a hot key.

 

I am in ver. 2020...

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