keyboard shortcuts

[Walter Baker]

Ok been working a lot of the tutorials off the web site and even purchased the training videos form 2005, have a problem. A lot of the keyboard shortcuts don't seem to apply to the new version 15.0c So my question since I don't have the hard copy of the manual, just the .pdf from the web site where can I find a list of the newest shortcuts. It seems to me that the shortcuts are the key to most of the modeling which is what i want to learn, gotta have a character before you can make it move!

[Caroline]

I'm surprised to hear that the shortcuts differ. I haven't come across any that do.

 

However, there is a list (an old one from 10.5) here:

 

http://home.comcast.net/~christhom/Shortcuts.pdf

 

And you can change the shortcuts to suit yourself in A:M:

 

1. Click Tools Menu > Customize

2. Click the Keyboard tab.

 

I think you can search pdfs nowadays in Adobe Reader. There are some shortcut keys in The Art of Animation:Master manual too.

 

I tend to use:

 

The views - numbers on num pad

T = Turn

M = Move

, = select spline

. = invert selection

/ = select connected cps

Shift 8 = turn on/off particles

S = scale

R = Rotate

 

Those are the main ones I can think of, so there aren't too many. If I'm doing something repetitively then I try and remember the shortcut, like swapping between F8 (bones) and F9 (whole Model) when animating.

 

Just for the moment I'm using Ctrl D (decal on/off) a lot, but next week I will probably have forgotten it.

 

Oh, and good to see you on the forum.

[Fuchur]

You can easily get all the shortcuts of your version...

 

Just go to "Tools"->"Customize", klick on the Keyboard-Tab and search for the "Export"-Button.

 

That will generate an HTML-page with all the shortcuts.

 

And if you want to change them, you can do it there too.

 

*Fuchur*

[Rodney]

Dad? Is that you?

I had almost given up hope that I'd ever see you again!

 

Ahem.. sorry Walter... forgive my feeble attempt at humor. I'm feeling a bit strange today.

 

Anybody named Baker is A-Okay with me.

Even if you aren't my dad.

 

There shouldn't be much of any difference in shortcuts keys unless you created some customized keys for yourself.

I'm not sure what to make of that.

 

I think the differences you mention are from pre version 11 where Stitching came into being.

Here's a short write up on the change from Add to Add Lock from 2002:

 

http://www.hash.com/am2002/Stitch/index.htm

 

It was a very welcome change for me.

I could never go back to the pre-stitch days.

 

Similarly there are some menu items that have changed terminology... like "Complement All".

It can confuse you for a moment but you'll catch up really quick.

 

When in doubt... just post your question here in the forum.

Someone will help you out. (Exhibit A and B: Caroline and Fuchur's posts)