Hotkey to change curvature of selected point?

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Hotkey to change curvature of selected point?

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I was wondering if this existed:

I'd like to convert a selected point from 'smooth' to 'peak' or vice versa using a hotkey--basically a shortcut that does what the two curvature preset buttons do right now.

Without the hotkey, I'm frequently moving my stylus away from my drawing to click one of those two buttons but I'd rather just have a hotkey so I can stay focused on drawing. Preferably, a single hotkey that toggles the selected point between the two modes.

I didn't see anything in the shortcuts list and I was wondering if it's there and I'm just not seeing it.

If not, I guess I'll submit a feature request.

Thanks in advance for any info.

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Re: Hotkey to change curvature of selected point?

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Ah, I found it. I just had to look under the Draw menu...duh. Ctrl-P for Peak and Ctrl-M for Smooth works on and selected points.

The only problem is that these key combos are are huge stretch for my left hand while I'm drawing. I wish it was just a single hotkey that toggled the state of the selected point instead. (Although for multi-point selections, I can see why you'd want two specific commands.)

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Re: Hotkey to change curvature of selected point?

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Sounds like you could use a Shuttle Pro:
http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/edit ... wwodeTcNbw
Two and three key combinations can be assigned to single keys.
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You can't have a single key for a shortcut, but you can assign easier shortcuts for that tasks. For instance, I have Shift+A and Shift+S for Peak and Smooth.
That is much nicer for my hand.
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Re: Hotkey to change curvature of selected point?

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Víctor Paredes wrote:You can't have a single key for a shortcut, but you can assign easier shortcuts for that tasks. For instance, I have Shift+A and Shift+S for Peak and Smooth.
That is much nicer for my hand.
That's a great idea! I'll give that a try.

@jahnocli, ShuttlePro sounds interesting. I'll have to look into that and think about how else I might use one.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. :)

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