I really wish there was a keyboard shortcut for that!

If you are like me, then you often use keyboard shortcuts while working with an AutoCAD® product because you constantly have one hand on the keyboard and the other on the mouse. What if some of those commands you find yourself using on a regular basis don't already have a shortcut defined? Well if that is the case, then you can quickly create new keyboard shortcuts or to even edit existing ones to best meet your needs!

First, you will need to locate and access the "User Interface" command. You can find this command on the "Manage" tab in the ribbon as shown below:

Note: You can also type CUI at the command line to access this command

Once the "Customize User Interface" dialog is presented, you will want to look to the Customizations in All Files section and expand the Keyboard Shortcuts node:

Now locate the command(s) that you want to add new keyboard shortcuts for in the Command List:

Select the command and drag-n-drop it in the Shortcut Keys node, resulting in the addition of the command you selected being added as a new sub-node:

The last thing you need to do not is to assign the shortcut keys that you want to be assigned to that command. To do this you will select that new node under Shortcut Keys that was created then under Properties on the right choose the button in the "Key(s)" edit box. When you do this you will see the smaller Shortcut Keys dialog where you will make the assignment. As you make the assignment, the middle section of the dialog "Currently assigned to" will keep you updated as to whether the keys that you have selected are already assigned to another command or not.

In AutoCAD® Electrical I constantly find myself moving between the drawings in my project and using the Next/Previous Drawing commands all of the time!! One of these commands was what I used in my example above, and my reason for this post as I find it very convenient to assign shortcut keys such as SHIFT+Z and SHIFT+X (these keys allow me to execute the command with my left hand while my right remains on the mouse) to these commands to allow me to quickly move between drawings without searching for the commands. Think about the commands that you use most often, make a list, then take a few minutes to assign some shortcut keys to see how this may save you a few mouse clicks and a little bit of time.

If you would like more information on this topic or to view a video showing the workflow, you can follow the link below to the online help topic:

AutoCAD® 2012 Help - Show Me: Create a Shortcut Key

-Jared Bunch

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