To recall a key stroke

It's been a while since I have played around in hammer and I was wondering if anyone could recall for me the keystroke that allows you to rotate and skew solids by clicking and moving its selection handles.

You can just click on the object again (i.e. selecting it) in 2d view to cycle through the various tools. Easier than a keyboard shortcut, I think.

Or is that even what you're asking? Forgive my lack of comprehension. :razz:

Campaignjunkie said:
You can just click on the object again (i.e. selecting it) in 2d view to cycle through the various tools. Easier than a keyboard shortcut, I think.

easier perhaps, but far less accurate IMO.. i always ended up slightly off grid.

ctrl M

then you have x y and z

Clicking twice on the object brings up rotation - to automatically snap to 15 degree increments, hold down shift and then click on one of the corner handles and drag. I personally find this quicker and easier than opening up a window and typing in values, but whatever suits your fancy :smile:

A third click brings up the skew tool, which will always snap to grid.

I do it the KFS way, but I also set the option to always only do 15 degree rotations.

Sometimes I get crazy and do a much finer rotation, so I like to have that option available just in case. But that's pretty rare. :smile:

then make your suggestion yellow guys, so it will be used later :smile:

you guys know, as well as i, that none of us here use, or are aware even, of all the key commands used in hammer.

Well, Orph, I didn't see it as so much an answer as an expansion to an existing one, but if you say so... :smile:

The nice thing is there's a number of options to do the same thing in many cases, as we see right here. Yay personal preference!

hey, if it works, right :smile:

besides CJ may come online soon :smile:

i was just taught my way, and am slow to change.. doesn't mean we should short sheet someone for it tho :biggrin:

Thanks for the replies, knowing more than one solution to a problem is always helpful. I'm pretty sure your method (KFS) is the same I used to use.

I could be wrong, but I think setting the "Snap to 15 degrees" option just switches the two- IE holding Shift and clicking on a corner will make it NOT snap to 15 degrees if the option is enabled.

GrimlocK said:
Thanks for the replies, knowing more than one solution to a problem is always helpful. I'm pretty sure your method (KFS) is the same I used to use.

see, this is why you should at least turn them yellow guys.. :smile:

mine was an answer, a correct answer, BUT not the one sought after..

you're welcome grim :smile: