The Keyboard Mapping editor allows you to create, modify, and view key maps.
To open the keyboard mapping editor
• Choose File > Keyboard Mapping from the main menu.
The selected key map defines the keys used while working in Softimage.
To select a key map
• In the Keyboard Mapping editor, select the desired map in the Key Map box.
There are several default key maps installed:
- Softimage Key Map is the standard key map for Autodesk Softimage.
- SI|3D Key Map is closer (but not identical) to the key bindings used by SOFTIMAGE|3D. For example, F1 is used to activate the Model toolbar instead of 1 as in the standard Softimage map. If you are a long-time user of SOFTIMAGE|3D, you may be more comfortable with this key map.
- Maya Compatible Key Map may be preferred by users who are familiar with Maya.
- 3ds Max Compatible Key Map may be preferred by users who are familiar with 3ds Max.
Key maps that are found in your user location are marked with [user], and those that are found in a workgroup location are marked with [workgroup]. Key maps that are installed as part of an add-on are marked with [user add-on] or [workgroup add-on].
The Command box displays a two-column list of commands and their keyboard shortcuts. (Not all commands have shortcuts assigned to them.) The keyboard graphic below the Command box depicts the keyboard shortcuts that correspond to the interface component you selected.
The keyboard keys are color-coded to indicate the following:
• White: no keyboard shortcut has been assigned to this key.
• Beige: a keyboard shortcut from another interface component has been assigned to this key.
• Light Brown: a keyboard shortcut from the currently selected interface component has been assigned to this key.
• Red: this keyboard shortcut corresponds to the currently selected item in the Command box.
To see the key bindings for a specific interface component
1. In the Keyboard Mapping editor, select the desired Key Map.
2. In the Group box, choose the interface component whose commands you wish to view. For example, to see the commands used in the viewports, set Group to XSI.
To see the key assigned to a specific command
• Select a command in the Command box. The assigned keys are highlighted in red.
To see the command assigned to a key
• Do one of the following:
- Click the key in the keyboard graphic. The command is highlighted in the Command box.
or
- Hover the mouse pointer over the key in the keyboard graphic. The name of the command appears in a pop-up.
For combinations involving modifiers, select the appropriate Ctrl, Shift, and Alt boxes or press and hold those keys on your keyboard.
To see key conflicts with other windows
• Select View and choose a window from the adjacent list. Keys that are used by the selected window are highlighted in dark brown.
For combinations involving modifiers, select the appropriate Ctrl, Shift, and Alt boxes or press and hold those keys on your keyboard.
To see all key bindings in a browser
• Click View in Browser. An HTML page is generated and displayed in your default browser. This is useful for printing out all key bindings, or searching for specific words (Ctrl+f in most browsers).
Autodesk Softimage v.7.5