Are there shortcut keys for Standard Views?

[Anonymous]

Are there any shortcut keys which will rotate the model to a standard view, such as "Front", "Left", "Top", etc? I've tried looking but I can't seem to find any other similar questions or answers.

[jprcastel]

Hey, thanks so much for making this script! 

Unfortunately I also can't get it to work. I click run, then nothing happens when using the shortcuts.

And now some venting...

I am very hopeful that you can help me get it to work. I can't understand why things like this that have such a huge impact on an efficient workflow, are not a top priority to a software developer.

It should be the basic criteria. You create a customizable, efficient workspace with basic tools and then add from there. When a tool/app is meant to be taken seriously and used extensively and not just for an hour here or there as a hobby, fundamental things like extensive customization (or even making available) of shortcuts is crucial.

[smallfavor]

This is one of those ridiculouly obvious short comings of the application.   I get sick of having to mouse over to the friggin navi icon in the upper right as I'm modeling.  It's like the designer of the interface doesn't actually model in CAD.  

There's several irritatingly obvious problems with the fundamental UX that have been known for at least 4 years now!   It's endlessly disappointing.  I want to love this program but it's impossible so far.

Every time there's 'news' it's always some extra bell or whistle while the application remains a nuisance to use.

For instance-

[Anonymous]

Hear, hear. People have been asking about this for years. 

7 years on, I don't understand why there still aren't keyboard shortcuts for standard model views. It strikes me as a very reasonable expectation for an MCAD package billing itself as pro-grade. 

Even if they're hard-coded, this would be a godsend for people who rely on hotkeys for their workflow.

@Phil.E Thanks for your note. Maybe I'm missing something.

I'm not a professional software dev. Can you help me understand what's needed to add default, non-editable keyboard shortcuts for standard model views?

- Patrick

Edit: missed a link

[XedMada]

Really is a significant missing feature. It was even mentioned two years ago in the customizable keyboard shortcuts blog entry.

[Phil.E]

Yes I believe that was in a paragraph about Phase II plans. No timeline was given. Thanks for the comment.

[midvok]

The addin also didn't work for me at first, but then I installed Visual Studio 2019 Community (incl. C++ dev tools) and now it works like charm!!

Perhaps, it's some missing C++ dependency that you could get alone, but I needed Visual Studio anyway.

@AnonymousThank you for this very useful addin.

PS: I still can't believe Autodesk doesn't allow us to customize such basic shortcuts by default. Even FreeCAD or Blender have them customizable. I wanted to create a Python script for that, but it seems Fusion API even doesn't enable to register custom keyboard shortcuts on the background like Blender can do for example.

[smallfavor]

I've had to leave the application alone as there's been very little return on effort learning how to manage an interface that's obviously 2nd rate.  I suppose AD has been conducting an experiment or trialing a novel approach to application development but at this point it's likely to far along with too many poorly coded/designed components to make anything more useable and refineable.  Otherwise such trifling aspects as noted over the last 5 - 6 years would have been remedied.  It's a very discouraging waste of a fantastic concept.  Perhaps there's a serious reworking taking place out of sight but one only gets so many years to wager on a success.

[Anonymous]

Since there is a lot of interest in the topic, I made version 2 of the Standard View Shortcuts.

New shortcuts

• ALT + 1 = Front
• ALT + Q = Back
• ALT + 2 = Left
• ALT + W = Right
• ALT + 3 = Top
• ALT + E = Bottom
• ALT + 4 = Isometric Top Left
• ALT + R = Isometric Bottom Left
• ALT + 5 = Isometric Top Right
• ALT + T = Isometric Bottom Right

How to install (Windows only)

1. Download the attached .RAR file.
2. Navigate to "C:\Users\{USER}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Autodesk Fusion 360\API\AddIns" where {USER} is your username. Mine is "Georgi" so the full path is "C:\Users\Georgi\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Autodesk Fusion 360\API\AddIns".
3. Extract the contents of the .RAR file here.
4. Start Fusion 360 and test with the shortcuts above.

Troubleshooting

• If Fusion 360 won't start, delete the extracted content from the path above.

More info

• No need to install Visual Studio for this version. It's built for release, which is meant for users.
• The input time is 50ms which should be pretty quick. But if you have a quick finger, you might need to click twice for a shortcut to work.
• Changing views is a bit tricky as it does not straight up the view. This means you can view Front rotated 180 degrees. I was thinking of implementing another system - a rotational one, using the arrow around the navigation cube - but this solution should work too.
• The new shortcuts do not override or intertwine with existing vanilla (default) Fusion 360 shortcuts.
• I will be following the topic if you need any help.
• The Add-in should work automatically once Fusion 360 is running.

[jprcastel]

Hey Georgi.

Thank you very much for working on this further!

However, I still just cannot get it to work.

It shows up in my addins, I click run. That dialog box closes. Then when I try any of the shortcuts, nothing happens.

I'm on a relatively new installation of windows on this machine, haven't got Visual Studio installed etc.

I've also tried on another computer with a very "mature" Windows install as well as Visual Studio and numerous libraries and redistributable runtimes (as suggested by @midvok ). Can't get it to work there either.

I've tried different shortcut configurations in Fusion 360 (Fusion, Alias, Inventor, Solidworks etc) and I've tried different keyboards (US keyboard, US International keyboard, UK keyboard). Not sure if any of that makes a difference, thought maybe key mappings are different.

Not sure what else to try.

Would be really happy to have this working.

[Anonymous]

After messaging @jprcastel, we found the attached version below works.

Further development and versions are available at https://github.com/gotiobg/f360viewshortcuts

[smallfavor]

I checked things out after getting an email notice there was a solution.   But it's for Windows only so the rest of us are still SOL.   Not to be dismissive of the generous effort made - that's outstanding.  It's just the mess of the application itself that's contemptable.

[Anonymous]

Thank you all for your interest in this topic, including Autodesk staff.

While we wait for an official implementation, I've accepted the add-in as the "official" solution from @Anonymous - please follow him for any updates to the add-in.

[Anonymous]

@smallfavorYes, sorry - you were faster to reply than I was. And in my haste I didn't mention that the solution I picked was Windows only. If there was a "Partial Solution" button I would have clicked that.

For everyone else following, should we leave this thread as "No Solution" until we get an official implementation from Autodesk?

[smallfavor]

Thanks for the reply. It seems a more accurate designation would be ’Solution for Windows'

[jprcastel]

I definitely feel that it shouldn't be marked as a solution until we get something more from Autodesk.

At the very least, until they expose more API functionality, like the named views or the Home button.

I also don't want it to fall off the radar. At least if Autodesk is seeing it pop up all the time, they can prioritize fixing this oversight?

My thanks to @Anonymous for persevering with this and helping me to get it to work and taking the time to create this addin and providing it to us. There are some quirks (like the camera rotating 90deg), but this is probably out of his control and he's doing all he can within the confines of the API.

Regards

[Anonymous]

@jprcastel I agree.

For the time being, we'll keep this thread open for the following reasons:

• Visibility
• The Add-In solution is Windows only
• The Add-In solution is not 100% "effective"
• There is no official answer to this problem

[awdemuth]

I gotta say I don't think this is a solution, even in Windows. I mean, who is this person that made this plugin? Is that .zip file safe to open?  Does it contain malicious code? Will the next update for Fusion break the functionality? Will the next Windows update break the functionality? Which version do I need? Why is it so difficult to get working?  How do I even get it to work?

No offense to the person that made the awesome plugin - while I see no problem with the plugin, my IT team at work definitely doesn't want me opening random zip files I've downloaded, nor do they want to help me get unofficial code running. The script is a bandage over a bullet wound. While it's working admirably well, it's just one wrong move away from failure and all this kind individual has to do is stop being so generous and we're back to square one. I admire your work, but's sad it needed written at all. 

[dieselguy65]

I have 3 buttons on my mouse assigned to standard views, and can change
which views they are assigned to very easily.

[awdemuth]

How do you change them?

[michelez]

no, not working