#Set up shortcat how to

Hit “Apply” and then “OK”.īesides assigning custom shortcuts to existing commands, you can even create your own custom commands and macros and assign them your favorite keyboard shortcuts. You can now specify your keyboard shortcut for this command. Click on it and then on the three dots which will appear to the right.

As you can see there is an “Access” command under which there is a “Key(s)” box. You should see your command in the properties menu on the lower right side.ĥ. Click and drag the desired command from the “Command List’ menu to the “Shortcut Keys” folder above. Now expand the list in the following order: “Custom” > “Keyboard Shortcuts” > “Shortcut Keys”.Ĥ. In the “Customization in All Files” panel, expand the last item in the list – Partial Customization Files. We’re going to now enable a custom keyboard shortcut for this command.ģ. As you can see from the properties panel on the left, there is no keyboard shortcut assigned to this command. Locate it on the menu below and left click to see its button image and properties. In the command list panel type the command that you would like to assign a keyboard shortcut to. Alternatively, go to “Manage” tab, and under Customization panel click on the “User Interface” button.Ģ. To access CUI, enter “cui” in the command line and press Enter. This is easily accomplished through AutoCAD’s Customize User Interface (CUI) feature.ġ.

#Set up shortcat how to

As part of our How to Use AutoCAD series, we’re here to show you how to go about creating them. One of the things you can do to instantly increase your drafting speed is to create custom keyboard shortcuts for existing commands. Even though some things may be difficult to learn at first, eventually it’ll become second nature and you’ll forget about tracking down the location of your favorite tools on the dashboard.

Part 10 of 13 in our How To Use AutoCAD seriesīecoming a master in AutoCAD means that you should be able to incrementally improve your skills and thus, your productivity.