Am I able to use this for hotkeys in another application not used for streaming? Like a drawing application. null

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SirBIMsAlot · Accepted Answer

I downloaded the iphone app just to make sure that it would work with Revit and Navisworks before I bought the actual touchpad and it works great! I spoke with someone who is one of the heads of the software we use a couple of months ago about productivity and that when you are doing modeling eventually increasing your productivity gets down to minimizing mouse clicks. I love that The keys change with whichever software you are using. Hotkeys are nice but trying to remember what the shortcut is for a function that you may not use everyday can be cumbersome. I programmed a key to type in the shortcut for copy followed by the shortcut for snapping to center. That would normally be a total of 4 mouse clicks and I was able to take it down to 1. Hopefully I can get the company to purchase the stream deck otherwise I will most likely buy it on my own dime.

Answered by SirBIMsAlot 5 years ago

GadgetsMan · Answer

Yes, definetly and right now I used it for Graphic applications like Photoshop, Corel Painter, Lightwave and Rebelle. I have two Mk2, one for launch of applicatiosn and two for application support, I thinking of getting a XL because of bigger layouts. I should be able to use all 3 but likely put one Mk2 on another desk.

Answered by GadgetsMan 2 years ago

ArthurB · Answer

I'm thinking your to know if it can control Applications like a keyboard, mouse, controller.  Yes, it's basically a usb input smart device for your computer.

user330298 · Answer

Yes

sodawars · Answer

Yes! Any program that allows hotkeys, you can setup a hotkey button that will trigger that keypress combination. I setup a profile for Photoshop that has all my most commonly used shortcuts, and it's super useful.

Answered by sodawars 5 years ago

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Josh · Answer

Yes you can use it to set up keyboard shortcuts as a key press. I have used it in Adobe products to swap to new tools and perform actions in Premiere, After Effects, and others.

DJLMPR · Answer

Pretty much any keyboard shortcut can be turned into a hotkey. I've been using it in OBS, Premiere, After Effects an even to launch programs and websites. Very versatile.

Pclabtech · Answer

Yes, the unit allows you to control aspects of your computer such as Mouse events, opening websites and programs, which you can drag-and-drop from your desktop right onto the keypad. There are third-party add-ins that allow you to control iot devices because it supports an API people with Java and C + + have the ability to make their own programs that interact with the buttons. I hope this answers your question

Answered by Pclabtech 5 years ago

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Grant · Answer

Yes, you can program buttons to emulate any key combination you need. Basically, as long as the command has a hotkey, you can set a button shortcut for it.

Corsair · Answer

Hello,

Definitely. Pretty much any application compatible with shortcuts internally, among much more functionality.

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