Analyze Position - How To?

[RobP]

I've just moved into MCX MR1 for Wire and I'm a little frustrated to say the least, about not being able to use my left hand (at the keyboard) to move through menu's or switch between say, point, endpoint, center, etc. Being told I can basically cut off my left hand because I'll never need it in Mastercam, ever again (at the keyboard atleast) is sort of dumb.

 

Anyhow, my question is, if I am using Analyze Position, and I need to check a series of endpoints, is there anyway to make the function be stuck to 'endpoints'. Before I could simply tap "E" on the keyboard and click through all my circles/lines, but now it seems the only way to do this is to continuously go back up to the corresponding button and clicking on it first before going back to the next arc. I guess I'm wondering if there's an option to make it modal (is that the correct term?) You already have a function like this when creating circles where the value box turns red (although I think it should default to this mode personally.)

 

Not sure if anyone else had asked but, can we atleast have this simple function back, associating the first letter of the word with it's selection, so E=Endpoint, C=Center, etc.

[JBowman]

Turn you AutoCursor on.

[RobP]

And one other questions regarding selection. I see that after a move we still have the moved entities turning purple since they are now considered a 'result'. I'm wondering if there is anyway to select this result the way we could in all previous versions of MC. Before it was just a simple tap of the 'R' key. I'm not sure where it is now, I'm hoping I don't have to dig through drop downs.

[deckerc]

hit the "all" button, then result.

[RobP]

But Autocursor would require me to run the cursor along the circumference of the circle and watching for the 4 points of the circle. 2 quads, 1 midpoint and 1 endpoint.

[Jim at Gentex]

Welcome to the forum RobP!

 

To select the result, click the 'all' box on the geometry selection bar. The second box from the top is 'Xform Result'.

[deckerc]

right click and select your auto cursor. you can then set what it automatically picks, you can turn off quadrants, mid points and center points, then it will only grab the endpoint.

[RobP]

Can you change the search radius of the auto cursor? Or even cursor size for that matter?

[mowens]

There is a c-hook to add a button to select result. Saves you from having to pick the all menu. Very handy. Allresult

 

 

At this time, you cannot change the size of the pick box.