1. Click File, then Customize to display the Customize dialog box.
2. Click the Keyboard tab.
3. Select the category in the Group box.
4. Select the command in the Commands box.
5. Click the cursor in the Press New Shortcut Key box.
6. Specify the shortcut (for example, press Ctrl plus a keyboard character).
7. Click Assign.
8. Click Close to close the dialog or continue specifying other shortcuts.
Other options include:
• Remove – Remove a keyboard shortcut that you have created.
• Reset All – Reset the shortcuts to User/Site/Corp or SD level. All personal keyboard customization will be lost.
• List All – Show all currently defined keyboard shortcuts that are valid in the active application (Creo Elements/Direct Modeling, Creo Elements/Direct Annotation, etc.)
Some keys (such as F1) are disabled because they serve a predefined function in the Windows environment or the Creo Elements/Direct Modeling environment.
Specifying abbreviations
Frequently-used commands can be called by simply entering an abbreviated string in the user input line. For example, entering the string dac in the user input line can be set to execute the command Delete All 3D. To specify the abbreviation:
1. Click FIle, then Customize to display the Customize dialog box.
2. Click the Abbreviations tab.
3. Select the Delete category in the Group box.
4. Select Delete All 3D.
5. Under Enter New Abbreviation, type dac.
6. Click Assign.
7. Click Close to close the dialog or continue specifying other abbreviations.
Other options include:
• Remove – Remove an abbreviation that you have created.
• Reset All – Reset the abbreviations to User/Site/Corp or SD level. All personal abbreviation customization will be lost.
• List All – Show all currently defined abbreviations that are valid in the active application (Creo Elements/Direct Modeling, Creo Elements/Direct Annotation, etc.)
To execute the command, type dac in the user input line and press Enter.
Customizing context menus
This section describes how to customize context menus (for example, the preselection menu). These are the menus that popup when you right-click in the viewport or when in preselection mode (edge, face highlighted).
To add a command to a preselection context menu:
1. Click File, then Customize to display the Customize dialog box.
2. Click the Menu tab.
3. Select the appropriate application under Application Frame Menus.
4. Select the appropriate context menu under Context Menus (for example, Preselection Edge 3D).
5. Click the Commands tab and select the Machine category.
6. Scroll down the Commands list until you reach the Turn command.
7. Drag this command into the Preselection Edge 3D menu.
8. Close the menu and the Customize dialog box.
The next time you display this preselection context menu, you will see the new entry. To remove an entry, simply drag it outside the context menu and release the mouse.
Additionally:
• The Reset command under Application Frame Menus resets the selected application menu back to default.
• The Reset under Context Menus resets the selected preselection context menu back to default.
• Use the Menu animations box to select how the preselection context menus open. The options are None, Unfold, Slide, or Fade.
• If you want menus to have shadows, click the Menu shadows check box.