Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 157

8 | Preferences and customization How do I? > Assign a predefined command to a hotkey To change the way you access the extra menus You can set up Maya to hide the extra menu sets at the bottom of the hotbox, and show them as pop-up menus by pressing the right mouse button in the center of the hotbox. 1 Hold the space bar to show the hotbox. 2 Press the left mouse button in the Hotbox Controls area to show the marking menu. 3 Drag down to the Hotbox style submenu. 4 In the submenu, turn on the Center zone RMB pop-ups option. Related topics ™ "Add a marking menu to the hotbox" on page 155 ™ "Hotbox Controls > Hotbox Style" on page 407 Customize hotkeys Assign a predefined command to a hotkey Maya includes a number of pre-made commands that correspond to the actions you can accomplish with the user interface (for example, opening editors or creating objects). These commands are organized into categories. To assign a command to a hotkey 1 Select Window > Settings/Preferences > Hotkeys. 2 Click a category name in the Categories list to show a sublist of commands, then click the command you want to assign a hotkey to. To find a command in the categories, click Search (near the bottom of the hotkey editor window) and type some text to find. Use * to match anything. To find all commands that start with Delete, type delete*. To find all commands with the word "light", type *light*. 3 Type a key name in the Key text box and turn on any modifiers you want on the hotkey. For example, type m in the text box and turn on the Alt setting to assign the marking menu to alt + m. As you edit these settings, Maya shows the command currently assigned to the hotkey, if any. Only assign the hotkey if you don't mind overriding this command. 4 Set the Direction option. If you select Press, Maya runs the command when you press the key down. If you select Release, Maya runs the command when you let the key up. Basics 157