Hotkeys

Define the hotkeys and hotkey related tools for mmSolver.

Change Hotkey Set

On the mmSolver shelf is a dynamic-drop-down menu to quickly switch the currently active Hotkey Set. This tool will not just work with mmSolver hotkeys, but instead it will work with all hotkey sets.

While using this tool, the user will not need to open the Maya Hotkey Editor to change the Hotkey Set.

Default Hotkeys

Inside the mmSolver hotkey set there are default hotkeys. The default hotkeys are provided as helping shortcuts to speed up the workflow with mmSolver. The user may change the hotkeys using Maya’s native Hotkey tools, see Customising Default Hotkeys for more information.

The A key invokes a catch-all tool capable of performing many common tasks without needing to move your mouse away from the viewport.

List of default hotkeys

Key	Description	Link
Press C key	Center 2D on Selected	Link
Press Z key	Zoom / Pan tool (the same one with Maya)	Maya Zoom Pan tool
Press M key	Swap Marker / Bundle Selection	Link
Press N key	Select both Markers and Bundles	Link
Press D key	Toggle Screen-Z Manipulator	Link
Press T key	Activate Place Marker tool, click and drag to move the selected Marker.	Link
Hold-down A key	Activate the mmSolver Marking Menu (see below).	Link
Press CTRL + P key	Parent under Node tool.	Link
Press CTRL + SHIFT + P key	Unparent to World tool.	Link
Press ALT + P key	Project Markers on Mesh	Link
Press ALT + 1 key	Show/Hide geometry in the current viewport.	Link
Press ALT + 2 key	Show/Hide Markers, Bundles, Locators and NURBS Curves in the current viewport.	Link
Press ALT + 3 key	Show/Hide Image Planes in the current viewport.	Link

Marking Menu

Along with the default hotkey set, a Maya Marking Menu has been created with many common tools in a simple to use menu.

Customising Default Hotkeys

The default mmSolver hotkeys can be edited using Maya’s native Hotkey configuration tools.

The steps below will explain how to create a new Maya Hotkey Set that will extend the mmSolver hotkeys. The same steps can be used to extend the default Maya hotkeys.

1. Open Maya.

2. Open the Hotkey Editor with the menu Windows > Settings / Preferences > Hotkey Editor

3. Choose the Hotkey Set to be extended from the drop-down.

4. Click the Gear settings icon next the Hotkey Set drop-down and select “Duplicate…”.

   1. Enter the name of your custom Hotkey Set to be created.

5. Edit the hotkeys using the Hotkey Editor.

6. Press Save and Close button.

7. Use the change-hotkey-set-heading button on the mmSolver shelf to change the active Hotkey Set.