hide?

[Jaz]

Should I use hide? I currently have geometry spread over different levels and then use blank and unblank to manage what appears on my screen. How much do you all use the hide function?

[Guest]

I do not use hide at all.

 

Between setting my different geometry up of levels and spot using blank sometimes. I never have the need to use it.

[VBJB]

It's weird, you select hide from the menu, but you have to select all the entities you want visible. My thought is if I select hide, I will be picking things that need to be hidden.

[Thad]

I use it daily. I agree it's more of a "show" feature than a hide feature. Since I know how it works, it's not a problem.

 

I rarely use blank since all the parent surfaces and other junk is blanked. That would just clutter stuff.

 

Thad

[cadist]

+1 to Thad

IMO you should avoid blank as it contains the original untrimmed surfaces and in an average surface file you might be having more unknown object in blank.

[Storkman]

I'm with John. I'm more of a jeckel than hide.

[Kennamichael]

I use many levels but I use the hide function quite a bit too. I will change certain geometry to different colours that I know I'll need later so I can show only geo of a certain colour when I need to. The hide function simplifies things for me when chaining for pockets , contours, and boundaries. As well as when I create/modify surfaces off of some specific geometry on a single level etc.

[Jaz]

Thanks for the feedback. I got the info I wanted.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Hide was originally written as a temporary tool to help you quickly work with a less-cluttered screen. Levels and Blanking each have their place, too, but Alt-E-ing the 2nd time is helpful it that it doesn't make you reselect anything to get back the display you had before Alt-E-ing the 1st time.

[smokey_44]

alt e would be better improved if you could "switch" between the views , I mean hit alt e then select the things you want on the creen then enter now you see only the things that you picked , now + will add more and - will take away things but what the command needs is a way to switch (to see the other things) this would be helpfull if you have alot on the screen you want to see becuase you could select the things you dont want then just switch. I use this command in another software called Visi for die designs and it is VERY usefull.

 

 

DAVE

[Thad]

Dave,

 

UG has a Reverse Blank feature that works like that. It comes in real handy.

 

Thad

[smokey_44]

I wish CNC would add the fuction to MCX MR2?

 

 

Dave

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Dave,

Actually it's kind of late to add it to MR2, but I'll see that the request gets logged here.

[smokey_44]

Thanks alot , thats cool when you can suggest something and they HEAR you and LISTEN ....wow

 

 

Thumbs up CNC ...

 

 

Thanks alot

 

 

Dave

[Slick]

Has anyone noticed any problems with the Hide feature? I've been running in to it freezing up, Alt E that is. I can go in a file for a while using Alt E, and then all of a sudden it doesn't want to hide anyhting. Edit still works, but the hide function doesn't. Not even when I use the soft key.

If I close out MC and re-start it, then I'm back in business.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

I've not experienced any problems with hide and I use it almost daily. I like it because sometimes I'm just working with a small set of features that belong to a larger set so they don't necessarrily need to be segregated on a seperate level.

[toolall1]

I do not use hide at all.

 

Between setting my different geometry up of levels and spot using blank sometimes. I never have the need to use it.

[Thad]

Slick,

 

I haven't had any issues with Hide and I use it daily. A co-worker was complaining about the same thing....sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I told him to make sure the mouse is in the graphic window when pressing ALt+E. He said "Oohh." I haven't heard about it since.

 

Thad

[Slick]

I'll give that a shot Thad, I'm pretty sure my mouse is in the right spot. I think I may be using it a lot more than most according to what everyone is saying. I use it a ton!

Thanks for the input fella's.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

One thing that is MAJOR these days... "FOCUS". Mastercam is now very focus dependant. Focus meaning which is that active window. Operations Manager, Graphics Background, Backplot, etc... Any doubts where focus is clock where you need to be just to be sure.

[DavidB]

I could not live without AltE I use it all the time.

My .5 cent

[Jean-Simon]

+1 David, I have my level structure but use Alt-E at least 50 times a day.

 

Simon

[Midwest]

Alt E

 

All the time here....

 

[Slick]

So I just wanted to go on the record. I took your advice Thad/James, I paid close attention to "FOCUS", where my mouse was clicked, and nothing. Another oddity was since the hide button didn't work, I tried the Unhide button, entities from another level appeared that weren't even hidden.

This is all just for the record, I know what yer thinking, what could I be doing wrong, it's me not the system. No worries, I accept that!

[N3526J]

Slick,

 

Yep! Same exact problem. Exit out, restart mcam and it's fine. Luckily it doesn't seem to be something that will cause a crash like when other things start acting funny.

 

I use hide all the time and would really miss the flexibility of not having it. The ability to hide all of any entity/attribute adds alot of control IMO.

 

Hows things in Marysville? You're right in my neighborhood. I'm in Everett. Things are pretty busy these days.

 

Dan