parent-child keyboard shortcut

OK, every couple of months I again look through the entire list of
keyboard shortcut options in an attempt to find where I can assign a
hotkey to 'parent-child' and every time it eludes me. I suspect it
doesn't exist, but it is possible that I just missed it (those are long
lists to scan and I figure its possible I screwed up)

Anyone know if parent-child can be assigned to a shortcut key and
willing to give a fella a nudge in the right direction for which menu
it might be under?

Thanks, Ed

 

This macro will do what you are after I believe, and can be assigned to a
hotkey.

Dim swApp As Object
Dim Part As Object
Dim SelMgr As Object
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Dim longstatus As Long, longwarnings As Long
Dim Feature As Object
Sub main()
Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
Set SelMgr = Part.SelectionManager
Part.ParentChildRelationship
End Sub

 

I don't believe I have ever seen it, but I'm also not sure I would use it
enough since you have to highlight the proper part anyway. Then just do a
RMB and select it. However, if you do that a LOT, I can see the desire to
shave a few seconds off.

WT

 

I do parent child all the time (its essential before you delete or
suppress a features), enough that I get annoyed with all the clikcing
and scanning of the RMB menu.

 

Thanks, Brian. I'll have to give it a try
I guess its time to search through the group and figure out how to do a
macro. I know, I know, all the cool kids are doing it. Its just that
its got to have a learning curve I have been averse to go up - what to
do, how to manage the files and where to store them, poking around the
API, dealing with glitches, etc.

Best regards,
Ed

 

Ed,

How are things?

Customize the RMB menu and get rid of all the stuff you dont use...that
makes it easier to work with and not so many options to search through.

--Todd