Keyboard shortcuts to toggle through variants (originally from lokiidesign)

[thburn]

With each subsequent press of a shortcut key it would toggle/cycle through the variants of selected feature cycling through all options in a continuous loop in case you overshoot it. An example as follows:

press C one time  => Centre Diameter Circle

press C one times => 2 Point Circle

press C one times => 3 Point Circle

press C one times => 2 Tangent Circle

press C one times => 3 Tangent Circle

press C one times => Centre Diameter Circle (loop starts again)

This can also be done for other options like, square, arc, etc..

[Aaron.Magnin]

This is a GREAT idea! Got my vote for sure! 

[carl_bass]

Fantastic idea! That would be really useful

[bkgoodman]

There are a few other threads which discuss keyboard shortcuts. 

My comment from another is to make them "context aware" - particularly to differentiate if you're in Sketch mode. So for example:

In Model mode:

F - Fillet Model

B - Box

But it sketch mode:

F - Fillet Sketch

B - Break

I do like your addition of "multiple presses" for other features!

[haughec]

Hi thburn,

Thank you for the suggestion, but this is not something that we plan to implement in the near future.  The same request has been archived here: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/ideastation-request-a-feature-or/keyboard-shortcuts-to-toggle-cycle-th...

The primary concerns is that many commands are ready to accept a value input as soon as they are invoked when an object is pre-selected.  For example, if you select an edge and press the F key, the Fillet command is invoked and the radius value input is active, awaiting you to key in a radius value.  If you were to press the F key again, it would be placed in the radius value input for the active Fillet command (of course "f" is not valid radius, but we accept alpha-numeric input for parameters & equations).

Archiving this request.

Thanks,

Charles

[thburn]

Hi haughec,

thanks for reply, but I don't understand why this idea gets archived.

Already 20 votes within a short time - So users want to see this feature.

And what you explained is not what I meant.
I just want to use the keybaord to quick any easy toggle through the sketch features nothing more.

Anyway you sit at the longer end of the lever 😞