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custom menu, shortcut saved but not working in Win 7

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#1

I have the following problem with ZBrush 4.7, latest:

  • I created a custom menu and assigned a keystroke to it (the tilde key).
  • The keystroke works
  • I store the hotkeys file and save a copy
  • I re open ZBrush and the keystroke does not work anymore.
  • I try to re assign it, but get the message it is already assigned
  • I go to C>Users>…>ZStartup>Hotkeys and open the txt file and my shortcut is indeed on the file

I use Windows 7 Pro and a Wacom tablet with the latest driver

Here are the last two lines from StartupHotkeys.TXT:

[BASIC,1146] // Alt+Z
[ERIK,126] // ~

Anyone an idea?

#2

Is there an object in edit mode?

#3

There is an editable mesh, yes.

I may have found the ‘solution’ though:

I noticed that the second line from the bottom up was a ‘Basic’ line. Basic was the name of a User pallette I created as an experiment and deleted by emptying it and removing its name. But its shortcut was still there on the file.

So I deleted this shortcut, together with the new "erik’ pallette shortcut, and then, in ZBrush, gave the ‘erik’ pallette the shortcut Alt-Z.

This works, and after closing and re-opening ZBrush, still seems to work.
If this keeps on happening, I am a happy man. Then I can assign this to my Wacom pen’s lower button.

#4

OK.

It keeps on working now, even after rebooting the machine and assigning it to the Wacom pen button.

Problem solved.

I guess that when ZBrush ‘reads’ the txt file, it stops when it meets an anomaly, like a shortcut to a non-existing pallette. Remove this, re-assign your desired keystroke and it works as it should.

#5

Yes, although I’ve not tested, that seems likely. Anyway, I’m glad you’ve got it sorted and thanks for sharing your solution.

#6

My pleasure.
It often happens that by wording a problem in public my logic seems to follow less artistic paths.

So thanks for this forum!