Keyboard shortcut not working

[les.booyse]

I am trying to set the keyboard shortcut for FILLET to "F". I have made the change in the .pgp file, and run REINIT. Now, when I type F, I get FLATTEN, instead of FILLET. I have been using AutoCAD since V10, and this is the first time I have had this problem. 

Anybody got any hints that will stop me going crazy? Thanks.

[nrz13]

A couple things come to mind:

1) You have LISP that is overriding that default command.  Change the command for that LISP to something other than F.

2) Turn off autocomplete on the command line (click wrench icon > Input Settings > uncheck AutoComplete.

[CodeDing]

@les.booyse ,

I thought FILLET was the default for "F"? It is on mine (Acad 2020).

Anyways, where did you update the fillet command in your PGP file? Did you use the correct section defined at the bottom? In the "User Defined Command Aliases" area?

You might also consider using the ALIASEDIT command. This is supposed to accomplish the same end result as updating the PGP file (Assuming you have Express Tools loaded of course).

Best,

~DD

[dlanorh]

Did you quit and restart AutoCAD? IIRC updates to the *.pgp are only loaded on a restart. I would also check than assigning "F" to fillet is not lower down in the *.pgp file. Last one rules

[Sea-Haven]

Autocad has used F since the day it was born etc for fillet, so somewhere redefine is being done either by lisp or pgp, so do a undefine will fix.

Otherwise have to look for redefine in all your code, in saying that you can use a windows command on a directory etc 

FINDSTR redefine *.lsp 

[les.booyse]

“Autocad has used F since the day it was born etc for fillet, so somewhere redefine is being done either by lisp or pgp...”

I agree. That is why I have been soooooo frustrated!

I checked my Startup Suite of apps, and I only have 2 lsp files loaded:

acad2017.lsp,

acad2017doc.lsp

Neither of these contain any statements to redefine F as FLATTEN. I use no other lsp for my day-to-day CAD work.

I have checked the pgp file, and the shortcut for FILLET is shown as FF. Strange. I went to the User Defined section and added a customised line, using F for FILLET, and it still insists on loading FLATTEN.

I used to think that I knew AutoCad better than most. Guess I don't.

Thanks for the try. I have learned something today.

[ВeekeeCZ · Accepted solution]

Watch for little visual differences, they might help you to narrow down the area to look.

F defined by *.pgp for FILLET

F defined by LISP (pgp definition was overwritten by LISP)

[Sea-Haven]

You may have more than 1 PGP autocad stops searching once it finds. Do a C:drive search.

I started searching as I was typing this and its still going, thats why I use "Everything" instant find when will windows work that way.

[nrz13]

@Sea-Havenbrings up a good point, although other .pgp files may be stored in different locations than just your C: drive.

You can see all the support folders that AutoCAD loads by going into OPTIONS > "Files" tab > "Support File Search Path" and expanding it to see all the paths that AutoCAD looks in.  Check all of those locations for .pgp or .lisp files that may be taking precedence over yours.

[Sea-Haven]

I found 4 copies.

[les.booyse · Accepted solution]

Thank you! I started looking as you suggested, and after following a few rabbit holes, I discovered that the best way to get past this thing was to switch off AUTOCOMPLETE.

Problem solved! Until the next one.

Thank you all for your input.