End Selection

[Lee.]

Hello All,

 

When I'm finished selecting the items I need to do something with, I press enter, but this does not end selection?

 

Is there a shortcut for this?

 

TIA

[beej]

after you are done selecting the entities just pick the icon of what you are now wanting to do.

[deckerc]

if you select what you want to do then select your entities you need to hit the icon that looks like a green ball.

[Lee.]

Thanks, I knew that, but wondered if there was a a shortcut keystroke.

 

The mouse is too slow. and i'm slower

[Steve Zirtzman]

Lee,

You can create a keyboard shortcut or add it to your right-mouse button menu.

[Lee.]

Steve,

 

Thanks, I now have it on My right button menu (mouse).

 

Where do we set up hot keys?

 

TIA

[Guest]

Lee,

 

Settings >> Keymapping

[Lee.]

Thanks John.

[Thad]

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When I'm finished selecting the items I need to do something with, I press enter, but this does not end selection?

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Lee,

 

Did you ever figure out why hitting Enter didn't work?

 

Just to clarify (as others have mentioned), if you pre-select your geometry, then click your function (translate, etc), there is no need to end selection. If you click your function first, then select your geometry, *then* you need to end selection.

 

It sounds like you were pre-selecting and then pressing Enter. ???

 

Thad

[Lee.]

Thad,

 

This all so new to me.

 

I did notice that my cursor highlighted my part all the time, even when not in a function.

 

I see what you mean, if I select the geo first and then say ofset contour, your in, right?

 

I thought I'd try it first before making an xxxx of myself.

 

I picked a circle, then offset contour, the chain manager came up and my circle became unselected??

[jctjct]

Offset contour is a function that doesn't work with preselection, at least for me.

[Lee.]

How about a solid extrude, or a pocket toolpath.

 

I can't get them to work either?

 

Thad?

[Thad]

jct jct is right. Not all functions work with preselect.

 

Preselect doesn't work with pocketing and I don't recall if it works with solid extrude. Our solids seat is currently at the other end of the shop.

 

If you preselect geometry and then enter your function and it asks for geometry, that's your sign that you can't preselect with it. Eventually, you'll remember what you can and can't.

 

Then again, you can always NOT preselect and wait to be promted for geometry. Then you'll always have to click End Selection, where you don't if you preselect. Personally, I like preselect though.

 

Thad

[Roger Peterson]

general selection does not give chain direction and start point. Anything that requires chain direction and start point functionality will not allow pre-selection.

 

 

HTH

[Lee.]

Thanks guys, i'll get it soon enough.

 

 

I think.