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Keyboard Shortcuts for Standard Views

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February 3, 2017
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I am new to PTC Creo (company currently using Creo 3.0) and was wondering there is a way to create a keyboard shortcut to snap a model to a stand orientation (front, back, right, etc.)? I was formerly on SolidWorks and you could hit CTRL+1 for front view, CTRL+2 for back, etc. Is it possible to create these shortcuts in PTS creo 3.0? Thanks.

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Best answer by psobejko

It's possible, but not exactly for the "Solidworks" versions - namely CTRL+1, CTRL+2 aren't available.

I use mapkeys: F5 for FRONT view, F6 for TOP and F7 for RIGHT view...

Define your own by adding and modifying these lines to your config.pro:

mapkey $F5 @MAPKEY_LABELFront View (F5);\
~ Command `ProCmdNamedViewsGalSelect`  `FRONT`;

mapkey $F6 @MAPKEY_LABELTop View (F6);\
~ Command `ProCmdNamedViewsGalSelect`  `TOP`;

mapkey $F7 @MAPKEY_LABELRight View (F7);\
~ Command `ProCmdNamedViewsGalSelect`  `RIGHT`;

Now, all this requires that your model already contains the views called "FRONT", "TOP", etc...

What if you are dealing with a model that does not have such named views defined? Well, use this mapkey (F8) to quickly generate them:

mapkey $F8 @MAPKEY_NAMESave 6 named views (current view will become FRONT);\
@MAPKEY_LABELCreate Orthographic Views (F8);\
~ Command `ProCmdViewOrient` ;\
~ Activate `orient` `NmViewCheckBtn` 1;\
~ Activate `orient` `orient`;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `front`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `front`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;\
~ Open `orient` `SetupOptions`;~ Close `orient` `SetupOptions`;\
~ Select `orient` `SetupOptions` 1 `dynorient`;\
~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` -90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` -90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `orient`;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `right`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `right`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;\
~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 90.000000;~ Activate `orient` `orient`;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `left`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `left`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;\
~ Activate `orient` `orient`;~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 180.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 180.000000;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `back`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `back`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;\
~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 0.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 0.000000;\
~ Update `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox` 90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox` 90.000000;~ Activate `orient` `orient`;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `top`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `top`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;\
~ Update `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox` -90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox` -90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `orient`;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `bottom`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `bottom`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;~ Activate `orient` `OkPB`;

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psobejko

Answer

1-Visitor

It's possible, but not exactly for the "Solidworks" versions - namely CTRL+1, CTRL+2 aren't available.

I use mapkeys: F5 for FRONT view, F6 for TOP and F7 for RIGHT view...

Define your own by adding and modifying these lines to your config.pro:

mapkey $F5 @MAPKEY_LABELFront View (F5);\
~ Command `ProCmdNamedViewsGalSelect`  `FRONT`;

mapkey $F6 @MAPKEY_LABELTop View (F6);\
~ Command `ProCmdNamedViewsGalSelect`  `TOP`;

mapkey $F7 @MAPKEY_LABELRight View (F7);\
~ Command `ProCmdNamedViewsGalSelect`  `RIGHT`;

Now, all this requires that your model already contains the views called "FRONT", "TOP", etc...

What if you are dealing with a model that does not have such named views defined? Well, use this mapkey (F8) to quickly generate them:

mapkey $F8 @MAPKEY_NAMESave 6 named views (current view will become FRONT);\
@MAPKEY_LABELCreate Orthographic Views (F8);\
~ Command `ProCmdViewOrient` ;\
~ Activate `orient` `NmViewCheckBtn` 1;\
~ Activate `orient` `orient`;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `front`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `front`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;\
~ Open `orient` `SetupOptions`;~ Close `orient` `SetupOptions`;\
~ Select `orient` `SetupOptions` 1 `dynorient`;\
~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` -90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` -90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `orient`;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `right`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `right`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;\
~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 90.000000;~ Activate `orient` `orient`;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `left`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `left`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;\
~ Activate `orient` `orient`;~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 180.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 180.000000;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `back`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `back`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;\
~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 0.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 0.000000;\
~ Update `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox` 90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox` 90.000000;~ Activate `orient` `orient`;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `top`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `top`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;\
~ Update `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox` -90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox` -90.000000;\
~ Activate `orient` `orient`;\
~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `bottom`;\
~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `bottom`;\
~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;Yes;~ Activate `orient` `OkPB`;

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doneill

1-Visitor

Awesome!!!

Thank you!!!

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vgvk

1-Visitor

You can use "MAP KEYS" to perform the above things.

You can use alphabetical keys for the following orientation,

F FRONT

T TOP

R RIGHT

L LEFT

B BOTTOM

mapkey image.png

map key 2.png

By this you will be able to create short cut for the orientation.

Thanks and Regards,

VIJAY

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StephenW

23-Emerald III

Just a warning, if you use single letter mapkeys, you can not use a mapkey that has any letter after that single letter.

For example, if you use R for a mapkey, you can not us a mapkey with 2 letters, for instance, RP for repaint.

If you only have a few mapkeys, single letters work fine, if you want to use a lot of mapkeys, single letter mapkeys limit the number you can use to 26 letter mapkeys.

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TomU

23-Emerald IV

Keep in mind that Creo 4 has hijacked a bunch of single letters for hotkey as well which means all mapkeys that start with these letters are no longer valid either.

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SergDubrovskiy

1-Visitor

My mapkey for rotate model from current orientation on 90 deg about vertical axis.

mapkey $F8 @MAPKEY_NAMERotate current view 90deg;@MAPKEY_LABELRotate 90deg;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Command `ProCmdViewOrient` ;~ Open `orient` `SetupOptions`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Close `orient` `SetupOptions`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Select `orient` `SetupOptions` 1 `dynorient`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 90.000000;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox` 90.000000;~ Activate `orient` `OkPB`;\

mapkey(continued) e `orient` `OkPB`;

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Hidetaka

1-Visitor

The first version I used is Creo 2.0, and we could already assign mapkeys for different orientation from that version.

Now I am using Creo 7.0, there is a built-in functionality which is very useful: view normal, which orients the view normal to a selected entity. In many cases, we can use view normal instead of standard orientations.

To use "view normal", just select an entity (surface, plane, etc) and press Shift + N. You can also press Shift + N and then select the entity. If you use AutoIt or AutoHotkey, you can assign this functionality to whatever keyboard or mouse buttons combination you want.

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remy

21-Topaz I

To add to everything that's already been shared here is the chapter in the Help Center: http://support.ptc.com/help/creo/creo_pma/usascii/index.html#page/fundamentals%2Ffundamentals%2Ffund_five_sub%2FAbout_Mapkeys.html

Patriot_1776

22-Sapphire II

Pro/E, or "Creo" as it's now called, has ALWAYS had issues with mapkeys in lower versions NOT working in newer versions. I guess because of the software behind how they work, it's irritating. So, every time they give us some stupid new useless ribbon change, many of the mapkeys are useless and you have to redo them. Also, AutoCAD, which was from where I got almost all of my mapkey commands (since I was so used to using certain keystrokes) actually does it WAY better than Creo does. In Creo, you have to make sure that your mapkeys are so different that they do NOT start with the same characters or as soon as you type in the "minimum" string, it will automatically choose that shortest string and perform that mapkey. For instance, if you have a mapkey "L" for "line" in sketcher", you (can make but) can't use an "LV" mapkey for "left view" use. It ALWAYS just takes the shortest string and runs with it. AutoCAD is FAR better in this regard, because it waits for a "return" keystroke at the end to perform the mapkey (alias in AutoCAD-speak). So, you can make a bunch of sensible similar mapkeys which will ALL work, as soon as you hit "return". So, be very aware of this.

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