I wrote a program to extract the following information from Runtime : UI : poser.xrc

File/New - Ctrl+N

File/Open - Ctrl+O

File/Close - Ctrl+W

File/Save - Ctrl+S

File/Save As - Shift+Ctrl+S

File/Print - Ctrl+P

File/Exit - Ctrl+Q

Edit/Undo - Ctrl+Z

Edit/Redo - Shift+Ctrl+Z

Edit/Cut - Ctrl+X

Edit/Copy - Ctrl+C

Edit/Paste - Ctrl+V

Edit/Memorize/Element - Alt+Ctrl+E

Edit/Memorize/Figure - Alt+Ctrl+F

Edit/Memorize/Lights - Alt+Ctrl+L

Edit/Memorize/Camera - Alt+Ctrl+H

Edit/Memorize/All - Alt+Ctrl+A

Edit/Restore/Element - Ctrl+E

Edit/Restore/Figure - Ctrl+Shift+F

Edit/Restore/Lights - Ctrl+Shift+L

Edit/Restore/Camera - Ctrl+Shift+H

Edit/Restore/All - Ctrl+A

Edit/General Preferences - Ctrl+K

Figure/Drop to Floor - Ctrl+D

Figure/Hide Figure - Ctrl+H

Object/Properties - Ctrl+I

Display/Camera View/Main Camera - Ctrl+M

Display/Camera View/From Left - Ctrl+;

Display/Camera View/From Right - Ctrl+'

Display/Camera View/From Top - Ctrl+T

Display/Camera View/From Front - Ctrl+F

Display/Camera View/Face Camera - Ctrl+=

Display/Camera View/Posing Camera - Ctrl+,

Display/Camera View/Right Hand Camera - Ctrl+[

Display/Camera View/Left Hand Camera - Ctrl+]

Display/Camera View/Dolly Camera - Ctrl+/

Display/Fly Around - Ctrl+L

Display/Frame Selected - Ctrl+Shift+=

Display/Orbit Selected Mode - Ctrl+0

Display/Document Style/Silhouette - Ctrl+1

Display/Document Style/Outline - Ctrl+2

Display/Document Style/Wireframe - Ctrl+3

Display/Document Style/Hidden Line - Ctrl+4

Display/Document Style/Lit Wireframe - Ctrl+5

Display/Document Style/Flat Shaded - Ctrl+6

Display/Document Style/Cartoon w/Lines - Ctrl+7

Display/Document Style/Smooth Shaded - Ctrl+8

Display/Document Style/Texture Shaded - Ctrl+9

Display/Figure Style/Use Document Style - Alt+Ctrl+0

Display/Figure Style/Silhouette - Alt+Ctrl+1

Display/Figure Style/Outline - Alt+Ctrl+2

Display/Figure Style/Wireframe - Alt+Ctrl+3

Display/Figure Style/Hidden Line - Alt+Ctrl+4

Display/Figure Style/Lit Wireframe - Alt+Ctrl+5

Display/Figure Style/Flat Shaded - Alt+Ctrl+6

Display/Figure Style/Cartoon w/Lines - Alt+Ctrl+7

Display/Figure Style/Smooth Shaded - Alt+Ctrl+8

Display/Figure Style/Texture Shaded - Alt+Ctrl+9

Display/Element Style/Use Figure Style - Shift+Ctrl+0

Display/Element Style/Silhouette - Shift+Ctrl+1

Display/Element Style/Outline - Shift+Ctrl+2

Display/Element Style/Wireframe - Shift+Ctrl+3

Display/Element Style/Hidden Line - Shift+Ctrl+4

Display/Element Style/Lit Wireframe - Shift+Ctrl+5

Display/Element Style/Flat Shaded - Shift+Ctrl+6

Display/Element Style/Cartoon w/Lines - Shift+Ctrl+7

Display/Element Style/Smooth Shaded - Shift+Ctrl+8

Display/Element Style/Texture Shaded - Shift+Ctrl+9

Display/Depth Cued - Shift+Ctrl+D

Display/Tracking/Bounding Boxes Only - Shift+Ctrl+A

Display/Tracking/Fast Tracking - Shift+Ctrl+X

Display/Tracking/Full Tracking - Shift+Ctrl+C

Display/Show Background Picture - Ctrl+B

Display/Guides/Ground Plane - Ctrl+G

Display/Preview Drawing/OpenGL Hardware - Alt+Ctrl+O

Display/Preview Drawing/SreeD Software - Alt+Ctrl+S

Render/Render - Ctrl+R

Render/Area Render - Ctrl+Alt+N

Render/Antialias Document - Ctrl+Alt+R

Render/Render Settings - Ctrl+Y

Render/Render Dimensions - Ctrl+Alt+D

Render/Materials - Ctrl+U

Animation/Make Movie - Ctrl+J

Window/Animation Palette - Shift+Ctrl+V

Window/Graph - Shift+Ctrl+G

Window/Libraries - Shift+Ctrl+B

Window/Hierarchy Editor - Shift+Ctrl+E

Window/Joint Editor - Shift+Ctrl+J

Window/Walk Designer - Shift+Ctrl+W

Window/Talk Designer - Shift+Ctrl+K

Window/Python Scripts - Shift+Ctrl+O

Window/Camera Controls - Shift+Ctrl+R

Window/Preview Styles - Shift+Ctrl+U

Window/Editing Tools - Shift+Ctrl+T

Window/Light Controls - Shift+Ctrl+I

Window/Memory Dots - Shift+Ctrl+M

Window/Parameter Dials - Shift+Ctrl+N

Window/Animation Controls - Shift+Ctrl+P

Drop to Floor - Ctrl+D

Hide Figure - Ctrl+H

Render - Ctrl+R

Area Render - Ctrl+Alt+N

Antialias Document - Ctrl+Alt+R

Render Settings - Ctrl+Y

Render Dimensions - Shift+Ctrl+Y

Materials - Ctrl+U

Thanks, BB.  Bookmarked the thread; I can never remember more than a few.

Very nice. Thanks :)

Laurie

That's awesome - thanks BB :-)

I just plain didn't know most of those existed... indeed some of the functions are news to me. LOL.

The Quick Reference Card pdf lists all of those and a few more too.

Candidate for sticky?

Anyone who has legally purchased Poser, who also has the Quick-Referenz.pdf.
There all keys are listed.

Thanks for these, now I just have to remember them.

Quote - Anyone who has legally purchased Poser, who also has the Quick-Referenz.pdf.
There all keys are listed.

He he, oh yeah... found it. I'm squinting at that little DVD case insert card now.

Cheers ;-)

I can't even remember where my copy of Poser is.  I bought the download of Poser 6, burned it to disc and now I've lost the bloody thing.  Arse.

I was prompted to do this because somebody wished for the quick reference over in a "What do you want in Poser 10" thread at RDNA. Since it was asked for, I assumed it didn't exist.

I was promised a free physical copy, but never received it, so I have no idea what is in the boxed version.

As for the PDF - what's it called? I'm too busy to look for it (but not too busy to write a program to read the XML and recursively parse the menu tree and format the output - duh)

[Edit] Never mind answering where the PDF is - wandw answered in the other thread.

for the people around here:

When installing the Poser (Pro 2012) contents it makes a Runtime, a Downloads and a Documentation folder. It's in the latter.

Its not there in the Poserpro 2010 though, that one has a QuickStart Guide without the key list. So after 15 years of Poser: we've got one :).

BB: thanks.

if you could make that work for any program, I imagine it would sell well, but realisitically I dont think it could be done am sure all programs store that info in different places/formats

The Poser 8 Quick ReferenceCard PDF can also be gotten here...

https://support.smithmicro.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2281/~/poser-%26-poser-pro-user-manuals

the file is customizable. 

i deleted the facebook line from my menu.  it was making my eye twitch, lol.

Ted - I don't have your mailing address. Looks like you're also too busy to shoot me an email with the request for a hard copy. :-)

The Quick Start Guide with the full keyboard shortcuts has been a tradition with Poser since day 1. Fractal Design, Metacreations, Curious Labs, eFrontier, and now Smith have all kept the tradition alive. In our eyes, it's simply how software needs to be delivered - with that as part  of the document package.

Coop

Hey Coop,

I meant no wise-crack - just noting that I can't speak to the boxed package contents. No worries.

But on the subject of contact info, you guys did send me a boxed Poser Pro (first one) and a Mac Mini. Do you want the Mac back? Oh - I forgot your address rolling eyes so I can't send it back. grin

Quote - Hey Coop,

I meant no wise-crack - just noting that I can't speak to the boxed package contents. No worries.

But on the subject of contact info, you guys did send me a boxed Poser Pro (first one) and a Mac Mini. Do you want the Mac back? Oh - I forgot your address rolling eyes so I can't send it back. grin

You look good holding a copy of the physical product. I should send you one. I bet there's an email from you in my inbox; checking in 3, 2, 1...

The Mac Mini needs to stay back east with you. I think it likes it out there.

BTW, I'll be using your and Dreamland's photo stage for some new figure product promo renderings. It's quite impressive - perfect for what I have in mind.

Coop

He he... if only the Opt-Cmd-A shortcut, on mac, worked to enable me to instantly memorize all those keyboard shortcuts...

;-)

thanks BB

@ BB ha-ha-ha-

Want to send hardware as an attachement of an e-mail??? :-)

ha-ha-ha- Please write a tutorial.... :-) How to  . . . .??? :-)))

PS : all shortcuts are in the manual mostly from page 60 onwards.

Happy Posering you all.

Thanks for the list.

No render accelerators ?

Quote - > Quote - BTW, I'll be using your and Dreamland's photo stage for some new figure product promo renderings. It's quite impressive - perfect for what I have in mind.

Coop

Hi Steve,

Glad you like the Car Patio. Will be interestwed in seeing the final images. :-)

Tom

Quote - BTW, I'll be using your and Dreamland's photo stage for some new figure product promo renderings. It's quite impressive - perfect for what I have in mind.

Coop

Yup... can't wait to see that! 

...I meant to say BB, the level of realism in that render of you with a copy of Poser Pro is excellent 

Quote - ...I meant to say BB, the level of realism in that render of you with a copy of Poser Pro is excellent 

Its sorta realistic, what has me skeptical is bagginsbill's smile. I've never seen him do that.

Hi Coop,

The smile is pure CG.

He had me model it three times, before it was good enough for him.

Notice the soft filter he used on the image to hide the wrinkles.

Also used misdirection by pointing to the box, so you don't notice the face as much...

Clever little rascal, isn't he. 

Tom

Can we create our own shortcuts in PP 2012?  I'd sure like to have a shortcut for the aux camera, which I didn't see on the list anywhere.

do we have hotkeys to rotate the actors?

magic shift key.  

holding the shift key locks the tools on the selected body part!  
i think i was the last one to learn that one. :lol:

holding shift in advanced material room gives an option to apply to all material zones.
my eyes didn't see that til way late in the game.

what other secret keys are in the advanced material room?
like a key what would apply a shader library-preset but not change the image maps!!!  

assign python script to a hotkey, is  that possible? then we could script our own accelerators

How I like this image of yours, BB!!

But you forgot to mention the keyboard shortcut for 'Make Art!', haha... Larry Weinberg kept it a secret, so did all developpers up to Smith Micro, and now even you hide it from us ;-)

Okay, I printed my non-physical Quick-Reference-pdf out, which was a pain in the neck, because I could not figure out how Adobe Reader can print single pages from the pdf which has 4 pages in one sideways. So I diverted to enhancing each single page to a maximum on my screen and then make a screenshot jpg, which I could print out as a single page...

Now on the printouts the letters of the shortcuts are REALLY small and blurred (because they are colored in the pdf) #&@?&%$$§...

What do I do now? I'm going to copy BB's above list to a WORD document, adjust textstyle and size to my needs and print it out. Not worrying about ending up with 2 pages, because 2 pages (readable) are better than 1 page (unreadable).

I do have a 'physical' Quick Reference still from my old Poser 5 boxed version, but I couldn't purchase a boxed version in Uganda, delivery would be far to risky. However I don't see why a Download Version cannot at least contain a Quick Reference Guide which is printable (plus readable)?

Maybe I am just too stupid to discover how to print 4 neighboring pages in wide format as single pages in Adobe Reader, somehow I feel too busy to spend more than the 45 minutes when I tried to figure it out... In this case 'mea culpa'.

Otherwise, thank you BB for a printable version.

Dang, I took a look into this Poser.xrc, now it even seems to me we can customize key shortcuts there, and even add shortcuts to functions which so far don't have shortcuts??? The file is just an XML container, but is it only used to build up the visual UI, or is it also used to implement the functionallity?

Reason for customization in my case: working with an english Poser version, but on a German keyboard. Some shortcuts are very uncomfortable to reach here, i.e. the colon and semicolon and all kinds of brackets, and so on.

Reason for adding shortcuts to functions which don't have one: Need shortcut for the focus-distance-guide, for bringing up the raytrace-preview, for switching between camera layouts, for object-point-at..., for creating and uncreating groups of objects, and so on.

Update: my idea not working. I inserted as line 767 : Alt+Ctrl+X,

but it showed no impact on the menue (the shortcut Alt+Ctrl+X was not indicated for Display: Focus-Distance-Guide), neither did the key combination bring up the focus distance guide :-(