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Set hot keys in Post
If you want to change what happens when you press a particular key or combination of keys, you can assign or un-assign commands to hot keys. The following instructions describe how to set or clear hot key for displaying the marking menu, but can be applied to any command for which you want to set a hot key.
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- Open the Preferences dialog box (General > Preferences).
Click the Hot Keys tab.
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Tip: If you are clearing a hot key, you can save time by showing only the commands or scripts that have hot keys assigned to them. To do this, at the top, select Show hot keyed only.
- Click the required command, for example showMarkingMenu to select it and then double-click to display the Set hot key dialog box, where you can set or clear the hot key for it.
- Close the Preferences dialog box.
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Preserve your hot keys
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To install a later version of Post that includes updates to the hot key file:
Before installing the new hot key file as described in Step 2, save any hot keys that you have added by copying to another location the hot key file (HotKey.hsl) in:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Vicon\ShogunPost#.#
Install the new hot key file in either of these ways:
Before installing the latest version of Shogun Post, to force Post to use the new hot key file, delete HotKey.hsl in:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Vicon\ShogunPost#.#
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After installing the latest version of Shogun Post, copy HotKey.hsl from:
C:\Program Files\Vicon\ShogunPost#.#\DefaultConfiguration
over the old hot key file in:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Vicon\ShogunPost#.#
- To restore your custom hot keys, open the file you saved in Step 1 and manually copy your custom hot keys to the new HotKey.hsl file.
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Work with objects objects
Use the following key combinations to work with Shogun Post objects.
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| Select | Click on single object, CTRL+click and SHIFT+click on multiple objects. You can also drag to select (or if ALT key to select in views is selected (see below), ALT+drag) |
| Add to/Remove from selection | CTRL+click or SHIFT+click on multiple objects. |
| Manipulate object | Click manipulator handle and drag |
| Duplicate objects | Select object and press Ctrl+D |
| Select all child objects | Right-click (or ALT+right-click) on an object and then click Select Branch to select all its child objects |
Work with the ALT key
To change the behavior of the ALT key:
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