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Pro/Engineer lets you define key shortcuts to commonly used operations. This allows you to, instead of using a sequence of menu selections, hit a key on the keyboard.
To create a shortcut, follow these steps:

• Start Pro/Engineer. Retrieve a part, or create a new one.
• Select the "Mapkey" menu item in the "Utilities" menu.
• A small window will appear at the bottom right of your screen.
• Click the "New" button in this window.
• Type the shortcut you want to use ($F1, $F3, etc. for function keys, dtm or csp or fargleburble if you want to type more than one haracter), then hit return.
• Perform the action you want to create a shortcut for. It could be creating datum planes, zooming, spinning a view, etc.
• Before you start the sequence of events, press "Record".
• When you've done the sequence of events you want to record, click the "OK" button.
• Pro/E will then ask:

   
             Enter Configuration file name [config.pro]: 

Hit return again to confirm this.

• Pro/E will now save a file called config.pro in your current directory. As long as you start Pro/E from this directory in the future, the shortcuts you just created will be loaded.
• To use your shortcut, either hit the function key or type the shortcut you defined. The sequence of steps you recorded will then be performed.