I guess it hasn't quite clicked for me then - I suspect I keep on trying to box-select things using the left mouse button rather than the right and moving the manipulator instead. Ah well, I'll get it eventually.
On 7 March 2014 15:15, Tim Crowson <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a feature in Modo called 'Select Through' that is enabled by > default, so that if you're in Item mode, select an object, transform it, > then click on another object, you're still in whatever transform tool you > were in, but your selection has changed. Just keeps you from having to drop > and reactivate the tool you were using. Now the transform tools themselves > don't require you to be interacting with an actual handle, so in the case > of the Move tool, you could very well click off somewhere in the viewport > and move the item. But if a different item is under your cursor when you > click, it will select that item instead. > > You can disable this if you like by going to the Lists tab (3 over from > Properties, along the right), then in the Pipeline section, with your tool > active, right click on the tool's entry in the Pipeline view and uncheck > 'Select Through'. > > Not sure if that's what you're looking for? > > -Tim > > > On 3/7/2014 9:02 AM, Peter Agg wrote: > > @Peter: what do you mean by 'Simple Select?' > > Basically, when you aren't clicking on a manipulator I like the > Maya-style of being able to select other objects. The equivalent in Soft is > setting Preferences>Tools>Transform>Click Outside Manipulator to 'Select > Tool'. > > I suspect that it's just the way Modo works though (like that weird 'Rick > Click to Lasso' style of selection) and I'll have to get used to should I > ever start using it properly. > > > On 7 March 2014 14:21, Tim Crowson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> @Peter: what do you mean by 'Simple Select?' >> >> @David: yes this is what I meant by 'partial' success... the mouse input >> preset is really for navigation only. I don't think it attempts to >> translate the keyboard shortcuts. >> >> >> And to the question about a keyboard remapper in Modo.... You have two >> options: >> >> 1) The Input Editor gives you access to all of that. *Menu Bar > System >> > Input Editor*. Unlike the Soft equivalent, this doesn't present you >> with a keyboard representation. It's a massive, filterable table that lets >> you assign any command (with args if you like) to any key combination. >> >> 2) On-the-Fly: >> - Run a tool or command >> - Pull up the cHist (Command History). Most layouts have a little command >> line entry in the very bottom right of the UI. Drag the divider above it to >> expand the full command history. >> - Find the command you just fired, right-click on it, and choose 'Map >> Command to Key' >> >> Any customizations you make to the keyboard mapping will be automatically >> saved *when you close the app*, unless you go to *File > Config Save*. >> >> -Tim >> >> >> >> >> On 3/6/2014 6:14 PM, Peter Agg wrote: >> >> Another navigation tip: For some reason that God-forsaken trackball >> rotation setting is in the Open GL menu. >> >> If anyone can tell me how to make the equivalent of Simple Select when >> I'm not clicking on a manipulator I'll buy them a beer. >> >> >> On 6 March 2014 23:44, David Rivera <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Amazing!! Thanks for the link. >>> Also: I notice the Preferences >Remapping > Mouse input presets, only >>> cover MOUSE modding. >>> What about the keyboard? >>> Thanks. >>> >>> David R. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, March 6, 2014 6:26 PM, Tim Crowson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> By the way, one of the Modo users, Adam O'Hern, put a good bit of >>> thought into his cadjunkie zen <http://cadjunkie.com/zen> layout. It's >>> not geared toward every single step of the process, but it's very well >>> thought-out and gives you an idea of how flexible the UI is. >>> >>> -Tim >>> >>> >>> >>> On 3/6/2014 4:59 PM, David Rivera wrote: >>> >>> Hi I was wondering if anyone knows a layout for MODO that looks like >>> XSI? >>> And also what shortcut keys is this post referring to?? - The keyboard >>> shortcuts in Modo can resemble >>> XSI´s? >>> http://community.thefoundry.co.uk/discussion/topic.aspx?f=32&t=7369 >>> >>> Thanks. >>> David R. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > -- > > >
