key mapping- hotkey

[MattW]

I would like hotkeys for "regenerate all selected operations" and "regenerate all dirty operations", but do not see how to do it. I am fumbling with AutoHotKey right now, but I am hoping someone has an easier answer.

[Mike-T]

I would love to have a hot key for that, and to backplot selected ops as well.

[Colin Gilchrist]

It has been submitted as an enhancement request to CNC. Don't know what the status of it is though...

 

We requested that all operations manager functions be 'keymappable'.

[MattW]

I have my first AutoHotKey script working, it records the mouse pointer position, goes and clicks the "regenerate all selected toolpaths" button, and returns the pointer to where it was. Here is the link for AutoHotKey. I am going to have to fiddle with it a bit, I think, to get it all to work seamlessly, but this is an encouraging start.

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

I think as a matter of principle every button or function should be hotkey assignable.

[Takashi Sato from Ai Solutions.]

Just add these lines to your configmastercam.kmp..

 

KEYMAP Mastercam OMregenSelectedOperations "F7"

KEYMAP Mastercam OMregenDirtyOperations "F8"

 

And you will find some OM functions in Mastercam.ft.

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

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Just add these lines to your configmastercam.kmp..

 

KEYMAP Mastercam OMregenSelectedOperations "F7"

KEYMAP Mastercam OMregenDirtyOperations "F8"

 

And you will find some OM functions in Mastercam.ft.

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Cool, thanks for sharing!

[Kelly Burns]

I never knew that existed. Thanks SatoSan!

[malibu]

thank you!!!!

[malibu]

Sato,

how can I add /change icons in mastercam?

(example : find ovelap icon ,how can I use my own picture for something like this?)

 

thanks you very, very much.....

[Troy Gossett Indepak Inc.]

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Sato,

how can I add /change icons in mastercam?

(example : find ovelap icon ,how can I use my own picture for something like this?)

 

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Malibu,

 

Search this there is info here. link

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

If you wish to change the toolbar ‘icons' for a Chook you’ll need a Resource Editor tool.

 

There are many Resource Editors available, like…

 

Resource Tuner

$39.95 (US) and a free (30day) preview is available.

 

or

 

ResourceHacker

It is “old” with not as nice of an interface, but it is free and will work fine for this purpose.

 

Using either product, you are replacing (specific) bitmaps listed in the DLL.

 

*** ALWAYS have a backup copy of the DLL you are about to alter – “just in case” !

 

*** This procedure will work for Chooks. Not all the DLLs in the Chooks folder are ‘Chooks’.

Some may be NETHooks, which store these resources in a different way, so you cannot replace the bitmaps using these Win32 resource editor tools. (You will know if you load a NETHook DLL as the only resources that will be listed is the ‘Version Info’ data)

 

Example:

When you load mcamX3chooksFindOverlap.dll into Resource Tuner, you’ll get a list of “resources” inside that DLL.

Under the Bitmap list you’ll see (2) listed: ‘102’ and ‘104’.

*The image for the Mastercam toolbar ‘icon’ is pulled from these resources…

The will be (2) BMPs; a 16x16 and a 24x24 pixel bitmap.

Which is used is dependent on whether you have the ‘Large Buttons’ option checked in Configuration - Screen.

The ‘102’ item here is the 24x24 pixel image. To replace it, either double click on that item in the tree or right-click on it and select ‘Edit Resource’. A new page will popup showing you the current image and giving you the option to ‘Replace with’ you own image. Click on the File Open button (next to Replace with) and select the new BMP file.

*** Make sure that the BMP image you select is the correct size!!! (16x16 or 24x24)

Save those changes, restart Mastercam and admire your new icon image.

[MattW]

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Just add these lines to your configmastercam.kmp..

 

KEYMAP Mastercam OMregenSelectedOperations "F7"

KEYMAP Mastercam OMregenDirtyOperations "F8"

 

And you will find some OM functions in Mastercam.ft.

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Like "OMbackplotSelectedOperations", which Mike-T requested. Thanks Sato, that is cleaner than AutoHotKey, so all my effort was for nuthin'.

 

Although, I would also like a hotkey for the various "OK" green checkmark buttons, and I am not seeing that in the Mastercam.ft file. Maybe I can get AutoHotKey to work for that.

[malibu]

thanks Roger

[Colin Gilchrist]

Roger,

 

Just FYI resourse hacker automatically creates a backup copy of the original DLL when you modify it. No need to make a second backup copy.

 

I think Thad put those icon bitmaps on the FTP somewhere...

[J Coulston]

Hmmmmmm,

 

# MATSS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 

FUNC_DLL "MCMATSS.DLL"

RES_DLL "MCMATSSRES.DLL"

CATEGORY 562

 

FUNCTION CPP "RunSyncList"

HIDDEN

SBMP 114

LBMP 115

TIP 32768

END_FUNCTION

[Thad]

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I think Thad put those icon bitmaps on the FTP somewhere...

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I kinda thought one of us did too. Anyway, they're uploading as I type. There's a folder called Icons in the Chooks folder.

 

Thad

[Colin Gilchrist]

Thanks Thad. I still use most of these every day...