Assigning Macros To Keyboard Shortcut

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Hooray! I just discovered we can now assign a macro to a keyboard shortcut, without having to create a Macro folder in the install directory.

http://help.solidworks.com/2012/English/solidworks/sldworks/t_assigning_macro_keyboard_shortcut.htm

 

[handleman]

Wow... Sorry CBL! This method's been around since something like '02!

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[handleman]

Although I do think that assigning a macro to a mouse gesture is new.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

I knew a macro could be assigned to a key, but I meant via the new Keyboard shortcut customize dialogue. Previously only the macros placed in an install directory were available.

SW2011 and earlier;

http://help.solidworks.com/2011/Eng.../fundamentals/assign_macro_to_key_or_menu.htm

If Macros is not listed, you must create a macro folder and record a macro in your SolidWorks installation directory, as described in the first procedure.

 

[handleman]

No, the keyboard shortcut customize has been around a long time. Perhaps help just sucked? I've never made a macro folder, and I've always used this method to assign macros (from multiple folders on local and network drives) to shortcut keys. The key is that you have to have a button mapped to the macro, then you can assign the key to the button. If I read your first link correctly, that's still the way.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

OK, just me then.

 

[Eltron]

handleman is such a party pooper sometimes.


Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

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[CorBlimeyLimey]

Agreed.

I don't think I had ever used the button method, so always had to create the Macros folder. Now we don't need that folder or the button. So I'm happy.

 

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