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Undo hotkey change does not work, ... ctrl+z too tricky. How to resolve?[Answered]

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#1

Hello Forum,

the combination of Undo as i know is ctrl+z, it is a little bit tricky to press ctrl and z with one hand at the same time.

I was trying to set “z” for example as undo hotkey but it does not work.

Did someone know any tips and tricks to sucessfully change this hotkey? Im trying with strg+alt then undo (tools) button and “z”. It doesnt work, but it has to…, or did i make something wrong?

overclock

EDIT: the new undo hotkey i have made, takes only one last move… not like ctrl+z whitch takes them all, one after another. How to change the self-made hotkey to get the same effect?

#2

No, it doesnt work. I can use it only one time. Can someone confirm or even better resolve this problem?

oc

#3

You can do it. First use the usual way to assign the hotkey of your choice. Make sure you store the hotkeys by pressing Preferences>Hotkeys>Store. Then find the StartupHotkeys.txt file in the ZStartup/Hotkeys folder and open it in Notepad.

Find the entries for Edit and change them so that they resemble the entries below. In this example the usual hotkeys are given - yours will be different:

[EDIT:UNDO,634] // Ctrl+Z

[EDIT:TOOL:UNDO,634] // Ctrl+Z

[EDIT:TOOL:REDO,890] // Ctrl+Shift+Z

[EDIT:REDO,890] // Ctrl+Shift+Z

Save the file and then restart ZBrush. The new hotkeys should work OK.

Note that the numbers 634 and 890 refer to the hotkeys. Your numbers will be different.

Editing of the file like this is necessary because when you set the hotkey through the ZBrush interface it is assigned to a specific number (such as EDIT:UNDO 3). This is what causes the hotkey to fail.

HTH,

#4

Hallo Marcus,

thank you very much for your answer, it works just perfect.

oc