Can I assign the Escape key to a mouse button?

Hello,

As a former AutoCAD user, I like being able to use the Escape key to end the current command. I already know how to allow this in Workspace>Preferences>Input.

I have also played around a bit with button assignments and can see how that works.

What I cannot see, however, is a way of assigning the Escape key to a mouse button, so that I can use a side button to end a command. Does anyone know if this is possible? I'm using V8i.

Thanks for your help.

Robert

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  • As a former AutoCAD user, I like being able to use the Escape key to end the current command

    MicroStation's command engine works like this...

    1. Start a command (e.g. place line)
    2. That command remains active until you do one of those...
      • Start a another command
      • Key-in null

    As notes, the Reset button often does what's required.  There's no need to stop a command.

    A command can be interrupted by a view command (e.g. zoom).  Exit the view command with Reset (right-click) to return to your current active command.

     
    Regards, Jon Summers
    LA Solutions

  • in workspace preferences you can also enable the escape  key to end commands.  In addition the old keyin "NULL" can also stop of clearout  any stuck commands... but most of the time the reset rmb  does the trick and when it  doesnt  use the enabled escape  key from keyboard like acad does.

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  • in workspace preferences you can also enable the escape  key to end commands.  In addition the old keyin "NULL" can also stop of clearout  any stuck commands... but most of the time the reset rmb  does the trick and when it  doesnt  use the enabled escape  key from keyboard like acad does.

    Lorys

    Started msnt work 1990 - Retired  Nov 2022 ( oh boy am I old )

    But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE  update 16 (10.16.00.80) 

    MicroStation user since 1990 Melbourne Australia.
    click link to PM me 

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