Mask on arc quirk?

[Thad]

I have got in the habit of using the letter selection for some common tasks. One of them, when selecting holes, is AA for Add points, mAsk on arc, and then AAD for All Arcs, Done. I've been using these letter combinations for weeks now and for some reason, I clicked on them this time instead of using the keyboard. I was amazed at how fast the arcs were selected when using the mouse as opposed to using the keyboard! When using the letters, you can see MC highlight all the arcs in the file...like it's thinking, which can take 2-3 seconds with a larger file. When using the mouse, it is almost instant. Is this just a quirk on my machine or does this happen to anyone else? I only do 2D programming and you would probably have to try it on a file with a lot of holes (100 or more?) to see the difference.

 

Thad

 

[ 07-29-2002, 10:54 AM: Message edited by: thad ]

[Mark H]

When you use the letter keys to do the selection, where is the mouse pointer? Is it in the graphic window or on the boarder? I've noticed that if the mouse is over the graphic window, things seem to process slower. Try moving the mouse all the way down and see if that helps.

[Thad]

It's usually in the graphic window because I just clicked the arc to mask. That's interesting though. If I'm using the mouse to click the menu, then you're right, because the mouse isn't in the graphic window at that time. I'll make a mental note of that. Thanks Mark.

 

Thad

[Thad]

Mark,

 

I've been very concious of this with all tasks. Keeping the mouse pointer off the grapic display area makes a HUGE difference in processing time. Thanks for the tip!

 

Thad

[Mark H]

I'm glad I could help.

 

By the way, here are some other tips on speeding up processing time... Tech tips - How to Increase Mastercam Performance (It's in the Tech tips section.)

 

[ 07-30-2002, 10:55 AM: Message edited by: Mark H ]

[cadcam]

Thad what is the OS and the video card?

I am having flash backs about this.

[Thad]

Jay,

 

I'm using WinNT and I'm not sure how to access the video card info on NT. I couldn't find a device manager like with other Winblows OS.

 

Thad