Creating Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

Discovery allows you to create custom keyboard shortcuts for tools in the ribbon, view arc, results arc, and the sketch grid tool cluster in the graphics window. Some tools already have a predefined shortcut, such as Pull (P), while others like Split Body do not.

To create a custom shortcut:

Go to File Menu > Settings > Customize > Shortcuts.
Click Add Shortcut.
Select the tool for which you want to create a shortcut from the Command dropdown menu.
If the tool you select has no predefined shortcut, then Discovery will display No shortcut in the Current shortcut field. If the tool you select already has a shortcut, then Current shortcut will list the currently defined shortcut.
Specify a single character (number, letter, and most other keyboard strokes) in the Enter new shortcut field to represent the tool. You can include modifiers, such as Alt, Ctrl, Shift.

Note: Alt+Ctrl is the only modifier combination that is not supported.

Note: You cannot use Windows, Tab, Esc for shortcut commands.

If the value you entered is used by another tool, the tool will be listed next to the Used by field.
Click Assign to create the custom shortcut.

If you assigned shortcuts that were previously defined for other tools, you will see a message asking you to confirm your actions.

A table is populated with all the custom shortcuts you create. You can continue to add more shortcuts, modify a shortcut in the table using Edit Shortcut and remove any shortcut from the table using Delete Shortcut.

Your custom shortcuts will be saved in Discovery and available for use in new Discovery sessions.

Note: To obtain a list of available shortcuts in Discovery, click Shortcut Buddy. A table listing all shortcuts is displayed. At the bottom of the table, you can click Show Keyboard View to view the shortcuts in a different format.