I would like to see a mode in Rhino for Direct Shortcuts. Meaning I can tap L and immediately draw a line. I could tap W to initiate the Move command etc. Now I am a long term Rhino user, so I am not after changing the way Rhino works with the commandline. Instead, I would advocate for a new Direct…

For me Aliases + Spacebar is a nice concept. Using 10 fingers on the keyboard, 2 thumbs are on the spacebar. My left hand is always on the keyboard, my left thumb on the spacebar… (i think i don t even recognise how often i jam the spacebar per day…) Allowing (to many) alternative ways how to ha…

This could be the best alternative to hitting the Space bar as a way to execute those single-key quick commands, because I can’t think of any Rhino command whose name starts with 2 same letters. :slight_smile: Hhide? Ppyramid? Mmatch? Bblend? Rrebuild? Eextrude? Jjoin? Zzebra? Oopen? Ddolly zoom?

The way I’m seeing it that functionality would be locked in-command, so it would behave as it currently does.

Why would you fear such things? The whole idea is not to affect any of the current alias + shortcut system. Then, how would it lose its clearness? As for teaching, I have always been using other shortcuts than any of the tutorials. Since you can still search for commands, it’ll work regardless. I h…

I find it strange that you are afraid that Rhino will change about this. McNell will not intentionally break its software. It’s about getting better. (Anyway, this discussion is now between us (the users)…) However I have a question: How do you manipulate views when working? There may be a trick …

[image] Bob McNeel: We have considered this, but how do you get to the other 10+ commands that start with “L” or “W”? By using toolbars or radial menus like everyone else in the 21st century. [image] Bob McNeel: If you are willing to live with two key clicks Here’s my radical idea : I’…

you could do something like this: [image] …or even better use maximized viewports (actually a default) [image] or alternatively, you could customize your middle mouse button popup tab with view macros [image] or finally, if you have two screens drag a viewport over and maximize it so you do…

did anybody thought about a workaround using a (system level) custom keyboard layout. not sure if it is possible to map a keyboard-key to multiple characters. (yes ? no ?) but this would allow a “rhino direct shortcut language” … and switching languages by shortcut will activate this … just an ide…

Thinking Autohotkey scripts/macros might be able to create some of the custom mappings desired. It is (able to be) application-aware, so mapping a key for a Rhino won’t act the same when a different application is active. Curious if anyone knows a way to one-button step through recently used comman…

[image] Zaxxon77: like a ctrl-shift “lock”, when doing complicated sub-object selections with a lot of objects. It can be fatiguing holding that key-combo for long periods - especially when re-orienting views. (And it’s a pain when a complex selection group gets lost with an accidentally un-ctrl…

Wish: Direct Shortcut mode

Serengeti (Rhino BETA)

stevebaer (Steve Baer) August 29, 2024, 8:58pm 69

We’ve done some work in this area:

Topic		Replies	Views
Wish: Add a hotkey access to a limited number of commands Rhino for Windows windows	37	2013	August 30, 2024
Rhino BETA Feature: Instant Aliases (hot keys) Serengeti (Rhino BETA)	175	11450	May 27, 2026
Quick views using number pad like in Blender? Rhino for Windows windows	31	2901	June 11, 2021
Rhino 8 - What happend to the custom commands? Mac mac	40	3380	October 17, 2025
Customizable Shortcuts in Rhino 8 Serengeti (Rhino BETA) mac , wip , keyboardshortscuts , shortcuts	62	7338	February 6, 2025

Wish: Direct Shortcut mode

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