You can assign "Place Pivot to view & Surface" to KB shortcuts by going to: Customize > Customize UI > Keyboard Tab > Category: Working Pivot Also the pivot point doesn't always need to be centered to your selection, Use Selection Center is just one of the pivot options you can have it set to. At the top there is a drop…
Can't you hotkey it onto Insert so that it works like Maya's? Maybe a simple script is needed if there isn't a "toggle working pivot" hotkey option in the customisation menu, but it should definitely be possible so you don't have to go switching menus.
ok ive set edit working pivot to insert, but if i put the pivot to centre of selection, it works until i put my mouse on it then it runs back to where-ever, so i have to find it and move it manually to where i want it every time, which is an arse when working on massive massive meshes. how would i go about making it so…