Microsoft KB Archive/160204

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

How To Customize the Predefined Softimage 3D Swift Keys
Last reviewed: December 2, 1996

Article ID: Q160204

The information in this article applies to:


 * Softimage 3D for IRIX, versions 3.0, 3.5, 3.51
 * Softimage 3D for Windows NT, versions 3.01, 3.51

SUMMARY
The Info -> User Swift Keys menu lets you create and customize Softimage 3D Swift keys.

Before proceeding, consider the following notes:


 * If you want to keep your system default settings available for other sessions, do not overwrite the default SIKeys.sks file; instead, save your custom files to different names.
 * If you edit a Swift key without saving it to an .sks file, the key mapping is only valid for the current work session and is lost when you exit Softimage 3D.

MORE INFORMATION
The following information is provided to show you how to customize the predefined set of Swift Keys that are provided with Softimage 3D.

How To Edit A Swift Key

 * 1) Choose the Info -> User Swift Keys command to access the dialog box that allows you to customize Swift keys.
 * 2) Select the key from the list and then click Edit. This opens the Key Sequence Setup dialog box where you can edit the existing map for the key.
 * 3) If you want the changes to exist only for the current work session, click OK. If you want to save the your changes to a file for use in other sessions, click Save.
 * 4) If you selected Save, in the browser that appears, select or name the .sks file in which you want your changes saved.
 * 5) If you are saving Swift keys to a new file, enter the .sks suffix after the file name.