color mask options defaults

[Guest]

is there a way to make the color mask option select

the color i have at the bottom of my screen instead

of having to check the color in options when doing a toolpath.in v9 it automatically used that color if

color mask was used.also is there a way to make mcx

default to endpoint instead of sketch when creating

a point for example.

[Guest]

i think i found it for the color mask question.select same as in the options.is this correct?

[mowens]

Selecting same as will require you to pick an object on the screen. The mask color will be the same as the object.

[Guest]

thanks mowens

[Steve Zirtzman]

del,

Do you have the Color box checked under Mask on the Chaining property page in System Configuration? This option will chain only entities that are assigned the same color as the first entity chained.

[Guest]

thanks mowens

[des()late]

yes steve i do.lets say i have a part drawn and it has several colors in it.i only want to wirepath the color red.when i go to wirepath ,options,color,all of the colors used are checked.i then have to select the color red only, to keep it from chaining all the way around

i am trying to save a step and have it select only the color i have at the bottom of my screen instead of having to go to the options box.i hope this makes sense.

[Guest]

steve, i must be losing my mind.it is working just fine now.thanks for your help.btw des()late is not me,he is my trainee and he's helping me

lose my mind.

[Steve Zirtzman]

If you have Mask-Color checked it should work, maybe there are other problems.

[Steve Zirtzman]

Glad you got it working.

 

About your default to Endpoint question, are you talking about the Chaining dialog box?

[Guest]

no, i'm talking about when you create a thread point or cut point at the end of a line extended for example.i want it to default to end point instead of sketch just to keep from having to zoom in on it all the time.it's not a big deal but

in v9 i thought you could configure it to make it default to endpoint instead of sketch.

[Steve Zirtzman]

Use your AutoCursor Settings dialog box to set the AutoCursor to snap to that type of position.

[Colin Gilchrist]

Del,

 

Use the "Power Keys" option for point creation. CNC software has brought back the keyboard shortcuts for point selection. Right click in the graphics window and from the right click menu select the "Autocursor" button. Turn on the check box for "Power Keys". With Power Keys enabled you can press E on the keyboard to lock the cursor into endpoint selection mode. You could also go up to the autocursor override menu and right click on the Endpoint key to "lock" the cursor into endpoint selection mode. Note that if you lock the selection mode you will have to press "ESC" to get stop the endpoint mode. Check out the "What's New" document. Look In: C:McamX-MR2Documentation. Hope that is what you are looking for.

 

-Colin

[Guest]

thanks colin,i forgot about the hot keys in mr2.

[Colin Gilchrist]

Sure thing Del, I'm happy to help. I sure like the ability to lock the autocursor option in addition to the hot keys. It is great instead of having to keep pressing the key on the keyboard.

 

-Colin