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Cannot overwrite default layout bindkey in ICADV

ddsab

Hello, 

I am attempting to overwrite a default layout bindkey, but the desired command will not remain in the command field once entered.  Using ICADV12.3 I have tried updating my bindkeys in the following ways:

1) In my .cdsinit I load a .bindkeys file via: load(".bindkeys")

In my .bindkeys file I wish to overwrite the default bindkeys for Ctrl and Shift<Key>H with the following commands:

hiSetBindKeys( "Layout" list(

     list("Ctrl<Key>H" "getCurrentWindow()->segSnapMode = \"anyAngle\" getCurrentWindow()->snapMode = \"anyAngle\"")
     list("Shift<Key>H" "getCurrentWindow()->segSnapMode = \"orthogonal\" getCurrentWindow()->snapMode = \"orthogonal\"")

))

2) From the CIW I navigate to Options>Bindkeys.  In the Layout tab I navigate to the command for bindkey Ctrl<Key>H and replace the contents of the command field with:

     getCurrentWindow()->segSnapMode = "anyAngle" getCurrentWindow()->snapMode = "anyAngle"

The bindkey is successfully updated for the 'orthogonal' command and works as intended, but is unsuccessful for the 'any angle' command.  In either case, the default bindkey for Ctrl<Key>H [geDSAFreeze(hiGetCurrentWindow()  hiGetPoint(hiGetCurrentWindow()))] is kept.  There are also no warnings or errors reported in the CIW when I load(".bindkeys").

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers, 

Daron

  • Hi Daron

    Perhaps it might be better to use the following SKILL script to toggle between orthogonal/anyAngle modes:

    procedure( CCStoggleSnapModes()
       let( (win)
          win=hiGetCurrentWindow()
          if( win~>segSnapMode=="anyAngle" then
             win~>segSnapMode="orthogonal"
             win~>snapMode="orthogonal"
          else
             win~>segSnapMode="anyAngle"
             win~>snapMode="anyAngle"
          ) ;if
       ) ;let
    ) ;procedure

    hiSetBindKey("Layout "Shift<Key>H" "CCStoggleSnapModes()")


    Best regards
    Quek

  • in reply to Quek

    Quek,

    Thanks for the reply!  I ended up just assigning the 'anyAngle' command to another bindkey, but this may be a more elegant solution.  Though, it still wont explain why I cannot assign any command to the Ctrl<Key>H bindkey.  

    Cheers,

    Daron

  • in reply to ddsab

    Hi Daron  

    You should use small letter "h" and not big "H" in hiSetBindKeys cmd:  

    hiSetBindKeys( "Layout" list(  
       list("Ctrl<Key>h" "getCurrentWindow()->segSnapMode = \"anyAngle\" getCurrentWindow()->snapMode = \"anyAngle\"")  
       list("Shift<Key>h" "getCurrentWindow()->segSnapMode = \"orthogonal\" getCurrentWindow()->snapMode = \"orthogonal\"")
    ))


    Best regards
    Quek

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