Custom toggle shortcut

[eolophus]

I would like to create a hotkey that will toggle between manual and auto update modes. I know how to add a hotkey for each of these states, but I would like to be able to press one key combination to switch from one mode to the other. Any ideas about how to implement this?

[bunker]

you can create a shelf tool and set a keyboard shortcut

auto = hou.updateMode.AutoUpdate
manual = hou.updateMode.Manual

if hou.updateModeSetting()==auto:
  hou.setUpdateMode(manual)
else:
  hou.setUpdateMode(auto)

 

[ikoon]

Hi eolophus,
this should work. You need to create a shelf tool, and assign a hotkey to it:

mode = hou.updateModeSetting().name()
if mode == 'AutoUpdate':
    hou.setUpdateMode(hou.updateMode.Manual)
if mode == 'Manual':
    hou.setUpdateMode(hou.updateMode.AutoUpdate)

 

I once made an image, how to create a shelf tool, and assign a hotkey, here:
https://forums.odforce.net/topic/31240-rotating-in-increments/?do=findComment&comment=173469

I hope that it helps.

 

[eolophus]

Thanks to both of you! That is exactly what I needed.