Can I assign the Escape key to a mouse button?

What do you need the esc key to perform that the right-click (reset) button does not do?

The right click, reset button keeps the current command active. I like to have no command active when in between commands. Comes from being an AutoCAD user first and foremost, I guess.

But MicroStation does not have "recent commands" as AutoCAD has. I am also a former AutoCAD user and I prefer the behaviour as usual.

The most annoying for me is that ESC key does not unselect all as AutoCAD does with ESC key so I use CHOOSE NONE Keyin in F1 key.

But MicroStation does not have "recent commands" as AutoCAD has. I am also a former AutoCAD user and I prefer the behaviour as usual.

The most annoying for me is that ESC key does not unselect all as AutoCAD does with ESC key so I use CHOOSE NONE Keyin in F1 key.

Joan Martínez Serra said:

MicroStation does not have "recent commands"

Sure it does.  MicroStation's command window expands to show a list of recent key-ins.  Pressing the keyboard up-arrow and down-arrow scrolls through those key-ins.

Yes, but if you press the "Place Smartline" button its key-in(command) is not added in the key-in window just if you type a key-in...

Ok, so change the key-in string to "reset,choose element;select none;null". This will initiate the Element Selection tool to clear anything selected.

Just noticed there is also a key-in "nocommand" ("reset,choose element;select none;nocommand") that seems to be the same as "null".

I'm not sure about the "recent commands" other than with the key-in browser where you can use the up/down arrow keys to recall key-ins. Maybe you can post that in the Ideas Forum. If there is enough support Bentley will consider adding it. In v8i I was pretty much only using keyboard mapping for all my commands so I had no need for "recent commands" as it is quicker to hit 2 keys to call up a tool. CONNECT has the same ability. There are many dual platform users here that would probably welcome the recent commands ability.

Jon Summers said:

Sure it does.  MicroStation's command window expands to show a list of recent key-ins.  Pressing the keyboard up-arrow and down-arrow scrolls through those key-ins.

Jon, I think the poster is referring to what I would say is similar to the Message Center in Microstation. I don't know how familiar you are with AutoCAD, but where the Message Center is located in Microstation, AutoCAD has a command line "center" so you can type in commands and all tools you use are part of that running list. You can use the arrow keys to scroll through the list to recall anything. As far as I am aware Microstation does not have that same ability, other than what you mention about the key-in browser. The key-in browser only logs the key-ins used. It does not contain a list of tools initiated by the icons or popup menus.

I may be off with this. It's been many, many years since I've worked with AutoCAD other than one custom program we have to calculate cross section areas.

mwlong said:

where the Message Center is located in Microstation, AutoCAD has a command line "center"

MicroStation's Message Center is just that: a window that displays messages.  The Message Center is not the key-in window...

The key-in window is usually collapsed, but when expanded displays a list of recent key-in commands.  Commands are available to re-use...

• Click a recent command in the list to copy it to the key-in text box
• Use the up-arrow and down-arrow keys to scroll through the list

Hit Return to queue the command in the text box.  Double-click a command in the list to invoke it.