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As you know in blender 3d all the hotkeys a coded.
While many users would like to be able to customize their hotkeys in blender, there are many that are against this option.

Are you pro or against blender custom hotkeys?
Why?
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Andyba, 3d artist
skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing
3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush
2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

I think that hotkey customization is a very good feature.
It is very unlikely that someone is against it.

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I am against customising.

Because, I think it will add more confusion.

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ricky33 wrote:

I am against customising.

Because, I think it will add more confusion.

Can you be more specific who will be confused by the ability to customize the hot keys?
I was never confused by the ability to customize the 3ds max or softimage xsi hot keys. I often customized them so that I don't change my workflow or habits when I jump from one package to another.
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skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing
3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush
2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

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Both the interface and the hot keys should be selected from the user interface designer(s) after usability research so that NO customization should be necessary.
Also, the interface should automatically decide its arrangement based on monitor resolution.

Now for rare cases such as Andyba's (above poster), customization should be possible with settings hidden deep inside the menus.

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For me hotkey customization is a good feature.

Site Admin Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 899

Qwertos, in real production world 3d artists use multiple 3d programs.

I usually use the same hotkeys for many operations in 3ds Max and Softimage. For a professional 3d artist that worked every day for several years with one package it is much easier to spend one hour to restructure all the hotkeys in the new 3d software so that they are identical to those he is used to, than to change his reflexes and then be confused when he switches from the new application to the old one and vice versa.
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Andyba, 3d artist
skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing
3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush
2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

3d forums visitor Joined: 02 Jul 2011 Posts: 11

Hotkeys are like God's gift to human kind. If you don't use hotkeys you are new to the application. and making em custom is really needed

redho	Posted: February 28, 2009 Post subject:
3d forums user Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 22 Location: Antalya Back to top	I think that hotkey customization is a very good feature. It is very unlikely that someone is against it.

ricky33	Posted: April 20, 2009 Post subject:
3d forums user Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 22 Back to top	I am against customising. Because, I think it will add more confusion.

Qwertos	Posted: December 20, 2009 Post subject: The chef should know better how his meal should be served.
CG forums guest Back to top	Both the interface and the hot keys should be selected from the user interface designer(s) after usability research so that NO customization should be necessary. Also, the interface should automatically decide its arrangement based on monitor resolution. Now for rare cases such as Andyba's (above poster), customization should be possible with settings hidden deep inside the menus.

Hazelnice	Posted: January 12, 2010 Post subject:
CG forums guest Back to top	For me hotkey customization is a good feature.

entropyExplorer	Posted: July 30, 2011 Post subject:
3d forums visitor Joined: 02 Jul 2011 Posts: 11 Back to top	Hotkeys are like God's gift to human kind. If you don't use hotkeys you are new to the application. and making em custom is really needed

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Blender custom hotkeys

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