Custom shortcut keys

You can create custom shortcuts, or change the default shortcuts, to start commands.

The key combination you want to use for a shortcut is sometimes already assigned to a default shortcut. In that case, you can usually delete the shortcut and reassign the keys to the command of your choice.

Strategy for shortcuts

• Assign command aliases to modeling and other general-purpose tasks.
• Assign custom shortcuts for transparent commands (for example, zoom, pan), and for file utility functions, such as printing, .

Note: Do not use the Shift key in combination with a letter. This combination, creates a command alias. Use Shift in combination with another modifier (Ctrl or Alt). Existing R11 shortcuts are available, however, R11 shortcuts that involve only the Shift key are changed to Shift+Ctrl combinations.

Overrides to sefault shortcuts

Some keys are reserved for specific purposes. For example, all of the F-keys (function keys) are reserved for global operations, and are not eligible for use in custom shortcuts:

Keys not eligible for shortcuts

In addition to the function keys, the following keys are reserved, and not eligible for use in custom shortcuts:

Enter/Return	Num Lock	"Windows" key	Scroll Lock
"Menu" key	Backspace	Print Screen	Spacebar
Caps Lock	Pause/Break	Esc	Delete
Left and Right arrow keys	Num Enter	Tab	Insert
Ctrl+C	Ctrl+V	Ctrl+X

Other nonstandard keys, such as multimedia, or Internet keys, are also ineligible.

• Do not use Alt with the A-Z keys or the 1-0 keys. This combination can interfere with the Microsoft Windows standard accelerator keys for accessing menu commands.
• We recommend that you use Alt in combination with other modifier keys such as Shift and Ctrl plus a letter or number key.

Reuse and sharing of shortcuts

In the Customize dialog box, you can export the shortcuts to an XML file. Then you can share your custom shortcuts with others. You can save ribbon and marking menu customization settings in the same XML file. You can import the shortcuts and other customization settings when you open a new release of Autodesk Inventor.

Default installation location for Import and Export operations:

Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows 8: : Users\[login]\AppData\Local\Autodesk\Inventor [version]\Preferences

Tips for custom shortcuts and command aliases

• Shortcuts assigned to the numeric keypad are sometimes unavailable on laptop computers.
• A key combination or character sequence can already be in use as a default shortcut or alias. In the Customize dialog box, you can override an existing assignment, and assign the key combination or character sequence to the command of your choice.
• A key combination can already be in use as a reserved shortcut. In this case, you can assign an alias to the command, but not a customized shortcut.
• In the Customize dialog box, Keyboard tab, use Copy to Clipboard to copy a list of command names and their assigned aliases and shortcuts. You can paste this data from the clipboard into an Excel spreadsheet or any word processor.
  Note: If you select this command is selected while you edit a shortcut, any changes to the shortcut are discarded and reset to the last value.