Shortcut Window

Select View > Shortcut to open the Shortcut Window.

The Shortcut Window is used to assign Shade3D functions to keys on the keyboard.

Most Shade3D functions can be assigned to shortcut keys.

Shortcut

Shift, Ctrl, Alt Checkboxes (Win)
Shift, Cmd, Option, Control Checkboxes (Mac)

Add a checkmark to keys that should be pressed simultaneously for the shortcut command. To create a shortcut using the keys Shift + Ctrl + 1, add a checkmark next to the Shift and Ctrl checkboxes.

Key Pop-up Menu

The following keys are listed: A-Z (on Windows the X and Z keys are excluded), Tab, numeric keys, and function keys. A function can be assigned to each key combination. To display a list of functions that can be assigned to a shortcut key combination, click the adjacent pop-up menu. Select a function name to save the selected key combination as a shortcut for that function. A number of key combinations are assigned functions by default, but they can be changed. The exception are keys reserved for OS functions, which cannot be assigned to Shade3D functions.

Note For more on keys assigned to OS functions, see the documentation that explains the OS.

Preset Pop-up Menu

Use this menu to load a preset or save the current shortcut settings as a new preset.

Current Settings

If the shortcut settings for a preset are modified, the preset name will switch to say Current Settings.

Add

Saves the current shortcut settings as a new preset. A dialog opens in which you can specify the name for the new preset. After choosing a name and clicking OK, the new preset is added to the Preset pop-up menu.

Remove

Deletes the selected preset.

Default Shortcuts

Select this preset to use the default shortcut settings. This is recommended for people familiar with older versions of Shade3D.

Shade3D ver. 15 Shortcuts

These shortcut settings are specifically-designed for Shade3D ver. 15. Recommended for new users who are not already familiar with previous versions of Shade3D.

Load... Button

Loads shortcut settings from a shortcut settings file (.shdshc).

Save... Button

Saves shortcut settings to a shortcut settings file (.shdshc).