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Daniel McJunkin
155d 3h

Can you include a keyboard function - "1", "2", "3" or "4" function to begin a new occurrence of one of the associated items" 1 for New Area, 2 for Ne

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Can you include a keyboard function - "1", "2", "3" or "4" function to begin a new occurrence of one of the associated items" 1 for New Area, 2 for New Linear, 3 for New Segment or 4 for New Count?

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Heber Allred zzTakeoff154d 1h

Thanks for the input. We'll make sure to add hotkeys for these things (customizable by the user).

Daniel McJunkin 154d 1h

Thanks Heber. When I estimate, I like to keep my eyes on what I'm doing. It's nice to just click a hotkey and keep moving. :-)

Sam Romeo zzTakeoff101d 7h

Daniel,


You may find recent Inside Track Post.


New Hotkeys


N - new section

Page Up - prev page

Page Down - next page

T - align points top (if multiple points are selected)

B - align points bottom (if multiple points are selected)

L - align points left (if multiple points are selected)

R - align points right (if multiple points are selected)

Daniel McJunkin 101d 2h

This is great. It should really make things easier.

Jason Brown 86d 16h

For clarification, there isn’t currently a shortcut that allows me to add additional linear segments without having to use the “add segment” button at the top of the screen?

Heber Allred zzTakeoff86d 16h

We'll build a document soon listing the shortcuts, but you can select an existing segment on the page, and press "N" to start a new segment. You can also hover over the takeoff item in either the left or right sidebar and click the "+" icon on that item. We are still planning to add 1, 2, 3, 4 hotkeys, too, for starting a completely new takeoff item.


Sam Romeo zzTakeoff73d 7h

Great news! The keyboard shortcuts you requested have been implemented in our latest update. Here's a complete overview of the new measurement shortcuts:


Quick Start Measurements:

  • 1: New Area measurement
  • 2: New Linear measurement
  • 3: New Segment measurement
  • 4: New Count measurement


Additional helpful shortcuts we've added:

  • N: Start new section of current type
  • Backspace: Remove last point while drawing
  • Arrow Keys: Draw/move selected in arrow direction
  • Shift: Toggle ortho/snap settings
  • A: Toggle arc point on selected node


For alignment (when multiple points are selected):

  • T: Align to top
  • B: Align to bottom
  • L: Align to left
  • R: Align to right


General shortcuts:

  • Esc: Stop current tool, clear selection
  • Delete: Delete selected items
  • Page Up: Go to previous page
  • Page Down: Go to next page
  • Ctrl + S: Save changes
  • Ctrl + C: Copy selected items
  • Ctrl + V: Paste copied items


You can now find all these shortcuts by clicking the "Keyboard Shortcuts" option in the menu (look for the keyboard icon).


We'll be expanding this list in the future and adding user customization options.


Let us know if you have any questions about using these new shortcuts!

Jason Brown 72d 17h

This is awesome, thanks!

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