AnyShortcut

AnyShortcut

Mac OS, English

Thomas A
AnyShortcut is an Autodesk® Fusion 360® add-in for assigning keyboard shortcuts to almost any command. It also has some built-in commands (e.g. Look at Sketch and Activate (containing) Component)

General Usage Instructions

Built-in Commands

The built-in commands are always visible in the AnyShortcut menu. Assign shortcuts to them in the usual way.

Built-in commands include:

  • Look At Sketch
  • Look At Selected or Sketch
  • Activate (containing) Component
  • Move history marker backward/forwards
  • View orientation
  • Repeat the last command  

 

Command Recording

When enabled, the add-in records the resulting commands of actions that the user performs and collects them in the AnyShortcut menu. The commands in the menu can then be assigned shortcut keys in a regular way.

If not stopped, the recording stops automatically after a number of commands, to avoid any performance degradation when the user is not setting up shortcuts.

* Not all actions in Fusion 360 result in "Commands" and some commands are not usable on their own. For example, Pick Circle/Arc Tangent does not generate a "Command" and Roll History Marker Here is triggered when clicking rewind in the history, but rewind actually first selects an item and then rolls. 

Command Recorder Usage

To set up a shortcut:

  1. Click Enable recording and then perform the command you want to create a shortcut for
  2. If you are lucky, the command will now have appeared at the bottom of the AnyShortcut menu
  3. Find the command in the menu and click the three dots to assign a shortcut as usual

To remove a shortcut, follow the same procedure. Hint: You can press the shortcut to trigger the command to be run.

Screenshots

Commands

Ribbon/Toolbar Icon Command Command Description

Look at Sketch

Rotates the view to look at the sketch currently being edited. No action is performed if a sketch is not being edited.

Look At Selected or Sketch

Rotates the view to look at, in priority order: 1. The selected object, if any 2. The sketch being edited

Activate (containing) Component

Activates the selected component. If no component is selected, the component directly containing the selected object is activated.

Repeat Last Command

A "Repeat" command where you can assign a shortcut.

Timeline commands

Roll timeline back and forth, with keyboard shortcuts.

View Orientation commands

Rotate the view to standard views, such as Top and Left, using keyboard shortcuts.

Command Recorder

Records the Fusion 360 commands you perform and lets you add shortcuts to them.

Installation/Uninstallation

Install:
1.Download the installer from Autodesk App Store.
2.Right-click on the "Downloads" folder and select "Open in Finder".
3.Right-click on the "AnyShortcut_macos.pkg" -> "Open With" -> "Installer".

Uninstall:
You can unload the add-in without uninstalling it by clicking the "Stop" button when the add-in is selected in the list box on the "Add-Ins" tab of the "Scripts and Add-Ins" dialog.
Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future sessions of the Fusion 360.
- Navigate to ./ApplicationsPlugins folder and select the app bundle you want to uninstall
- Either drag the app bundle to the Trash or right-click and select “Move to Trash”
- Right-click on the Trash-Can and select “Empty Trash”
- If you prefer keystrokes, you can also just select the app bundle and then hit Command+Delete to move the app to Trash, then empty the Trash and the app will be removed.

Additional Information

Disclaimer

The software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the software.

Known Issues

Be aware of the following quirks in Fusion 360.

  • Even though you've added a shortcut, it might not show up next time you restart Fusion 360. However, the shortcut still works and you see it if you open Change Keyboard Shortcut. (You can also verify using KeyboardShortcutsSimple)
  • Fusion 360 cannot handle all key combinations. Forget Alt+Left to roll back history, because Fusion 360 cannot save this combination and it will be broken next time you start Fusion 360.
  • Menu items in sub-menus are not always clickable (bug). However, you don't need to be able to click the commands to map a shortcut!

Contact

Author/Company Information

Thomas A

Support Information

Feel free to send an e-mail if there are problems with the add-in, or even better, report them here. Please describe exactly what to do to trigger the problem. Also, include any error messages.

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.1.2

* Fix selecCmd error for Look At commands. #12

1.1.1

* v 1.1.1 * Fix disabled Record button after Fusion 360 update. * v 1.1.0 * New custom icons for *Look At*, *Activate* and timeline actions. * v 1.0.3 * Promote *Record*/*Stop* button to toolbar. Remove no-op *AnyShortcut* button. * v 1.0.2 * Enable *Run on Startup* by default. * v 1.0.1 * Fix issue #1: No options under AnyShortcut in the plugins tab on Mac * v 1.0.0 * Fix Autodesk app store review items * Promote menu to top-level * Icons that show intent * Fix *Activate Component* for root-level entities * Rename *Tracker* to *Recorder* * v 0.4.2 * Change license to MIT * Avoid creating a settings file (not used) * v 0.4.1 * Fix Repeat command * Avoid getting commands picked in Repeat command * v 0.4.0 * Restructured menus * Repeat last command * v 0.3.0 * View orientation commands * Fusion quirks info
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