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864 Chapter 22: Customizing the User Interface
Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button
>Utilitiesdialog>Strokes (page 3–868) >Draw
Strokes, then draw the strokes.
IntheDefineStrokedialog,youcanseehowthe
strokes are analyzed by examining the g rid under
Stroke to Define. When you complete the drawing
of a stroke, a nine-square gr id is centered around
thestrokeandfittoitsextents.Theinnersegments
of the grid are assigned un ique letters. Where the
stroke crosses a segment, the letter ass ociated with
that segment is added to the stroke name. Thus,
thedirectionandtheshapeofthestrokematter,
but the size of the stroke has no effect.
Thestrokeisalwayscenteredwithinthegrid.If
you draw a stroke vertically from top to bottom,
thestrokeisnamedHKbecauseitcrossedthe
segments labeled H and K, in that order. Had you
dra wn the stroke from bottom to top, it would
have been named KH.
Tip: You can define more than one stroke for the
same command. For example, you might assig n
aU-shapestroketoUndo,butfindthatyou
sometimes draw a J shape when attempting the U.
By assigning both the U and the J strokes to Undo,
you don’t have to worry about missing that stroke.
The Command Should Operate On group of
optionsisimportant.Ifthecommandappliesto
selections, leave this option set to Single Object at
Start of Stroke, or change it to All Objects in the
Selection Set. However, if the command doesn’t
apply to selections, such as Arc Rotate or Activate
GridObject,changeittoNoObjectsJustExecute
the C ommand.
See also
Reviewing and Editing Strokes (page 3–865)
Stroke Preferences Dialog (page 3–867)
Viewport Preferences (page 3–821)
Strokes Utility (page 3–868)
Procedures
To define a str ok e using the CTR L k ey :
1.
HolddowntheCTRLkeywhiledrawinga
stroke.
2. If the stroke a lready exists, a message asks you
if you w ant to replace the old stroke. Click Yes.
3. In the Define St roke dia log that appears, assign
the stroke.
To define a stroke by example:
1.
Draw a stroke that doesn’t exist.
2. A Stroke Not Found m essage appears. Click
Define.
3. In the Define St roke dia log that appears, assign
the stroke.
Interfa ce
Stroke to Define group
Displaysthenameofthestrokeanddisplays
thestrokeyoujustdrewasaseriesofwhiteXs
connected by white lines. A green X represents
thestartofthestrokeandaredXrepresentsthe
end. The labeled grid shows you how it recogni zes
the stroke. Where the stroke crosses the labeled