Shortcut keys using alt instead of ctrl?

Rhino Rhino for Windows
1

being a long time mastercam user, is it possible to assign short cuts to alt+a key instead of ctrl+ a key? i don’t see it as an option in the list. aside from familiarity, i have a bad left wrist and alt is easier on the hand than ctrl.

2

Hi Tom- no, there is no way to do this I’m afraid, from Rhino.

-Pascal

3

bummer, but thanks. i’ll have to make the ctrl key my friend.

4

You can switch Ctrl and Alt buttons in Windows, but it is a bit of a hack.

This requires a very handy utility called AutoHotKeys. You can get it here: http://www.autohotkey.com/

Then, to your auto-hotkey script add the following:

#IfWinActive, ahk_exe Rhino.exe
{
	LCtrl::Alt
	LAlt::Ctrl
}

This switches only the left and right Ctrl and Alt buttons, and only in Rhino.

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thanks very much for that. now i’m torn. part of me says suck it up and just learn the rhino strokes and in a month i won’t be thinking about it. then also since i’m learning i won’t have to translate any rhino help info. must ponder that.

6

where does this script get inserted?

thanks

tom

Tom Anderson
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7

Once you install AutoHotkeys you have a green “H” icon in the tray (right bottom of task bar). Right-click and choose “Edit script”. Paste the stuff I wrote above in the document, save it, the right-click again and say Reload script.

8

thanks, i will give it a try.