New add-ins for Windows: Toolbar & Shortcuts Editor and Extra Shortcuts
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I'm developing two add-ins for Fusion 360 on Windows. First and foremost Toolbar & Shortcuts Editor (TSE), which is complemented by Extra Shortcuts (ES).
TLDR: Download here: https://apps.autodesk.com/en/Publisher/PublisherHomepage?ID=QF2AP7A29Y9C
I would like to have some feedback. Especially information on any assigned keyboard shortcuts getting reset. (Please include command, assigned shortcut and when it was reset.)
Although the Toolbar & Shortcuts Editor lists a lot of commands, not all of them can be executed. Please try the commands you intend to use. The Extra Shortcuts add-in is a remedy for this problem, where it reimplements common commands and allows them to be executed.
Toolbar & Shortcuts Editor features
- Add commands to any toolbar panel/menu.
- Favorites panel, that is available on every tab. One for each workspace.
- Assign keyboard shortcuts for many commands*.
- See keyboard shortcut assignments (experimental).
- Easily pin and unpin commands on panels.
- Forced shortcuts: Assign keyboard shortcuts to any keyboard key and override unchangeable Fusion 360™ keyboard shortcuts (experimental).
- Beta v0.0.6: Forced shortcuts: Assign mouse buttons (combined with ctrl, alt, shift) as shortcuts. (Buttons: Left, middle, right, back, forward). (experimental)
* Some existing shortcut keys revert when Fusion 360 is restarted. Not all commands work with shortcut keys.
NOTE: Some commands, although listed, are not meant to be executed directly. They might not do anything or, in the worst case, crash Fusion 360 when they are run.
Trial limitations:
- Only one added menu item will be saved
- Edit 3 keyboard shortcuts per start
- Forced keyboard shortcuts will not be saved
If you find any useful commands, please share them in the comments!
Are the keyboard shortcuts forgotten after restarting the add-in or Fusion 360? Please comment with what you did and what commands you used!
Try restarting Fusion 360 and see if the shortcut is restored.
Extra Shortcuts features
* Provides copies of common Fusion 360 commands, that normally can't have a keyboard shortcut assigned to them.
This add-in complements Toolbar & Shortcuts Editor, so it does not include commands that are already possible to assign shortcuts to and run correctly.
Trial limitations:
- Starts showing a nagging dialog after running 15 commands. The count is reset when Fusion is restarted.
Some popular commands to assign keyboard shortcuts to
Provided by Extra Shortcuts
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Look At in Sketch mode and Design mode
View top, right, etc (Orthographic views)
Rotate model
View Perspective, Orthogonal
Go Home ("Home view")
Selection Filters: Select All
Show/Hide Layout Grid
Toggle Snap to Grid
Toggle Incremental Move
Move Timeline forwards/backwards
Switch to different workspace
Activate Selected (activates the selected component or the component to which the selected entity belongs)
Activate Root Component
Show/Hide User Work Planes
Already available in Fusion and easily accessible using Toolbar & Shortcuts Editor:
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Paste New - FusionPasteNewCommand (A component must be selected)
Isolate, isolate all & unisolate - IsolateCmd, UnisolateCmd, UnisolateAllCmd
Activate component - FusionActivateLocalCompCmd
Set and reset orbit center - SetOrbitCenterCommand, ResetOrbitCenterCommand
Zoom Window (drag a rectangle) - ZoomWindowViewCmd
Show All Bodies/Components (for selected in Browser) - ShowAllBodiesCmd, ShowAllComponentsCmd
Pan - PanCommand
Zoom - ZoomCommand
Download
https://axalea.se/downloads/beta.html
https://apps.autodesk.com/en/Publisher/PublisherHomepage?ID=QF2AP7A29Y9C
FAQ
- Why is the Favorites panel at the end of the toolbar?
Due to restrictions in the add-in interface provided by Fusion 360. - Can all controls be edited?
Currently, pre-existing menu items cannot be removed.
- The configuration window keeps disappearing when I'm in the drawing workspace.
For some reason, Fusion 360 puts itself on top if the mouse hovers the drawing area.
Try making the windows smaller or open the configuration window when you have another workspace active. - I pinned/unpinned a command in the Favorites panel using the "..." menu, but the change is lost after restarting Fusion 360.
Currently, pinning of favorites must be edited using the configuration window to be stored correctly. - Why do the beta versions have trial limitations?
While the add-ins might still have quirks, they are already very useful in the current state. Licenses will be sold at https://store.axalea.se . - I tried to assign a shortcut to command X or place it in a menu, but it does not work when I click on it.
Unfortunately, not all built-in commands can be directly executed. Some can be recreated and can then be implemented in Extra Shortcuts.
My Add-ins (Windows)
⌨️ Toolbar & Shortcuts Editor: Assign any key (and some mouse buttons) as keyboard shortcut!
⤴️ Extra Shortcuts: Assign shortcut to Front, Home view, Look At, Activate Component and more!
⭐ My Logo: Put your logo in the Fusion window (for presentations and streaming)
Axalea Notes - Annotate your model with notes