Alt T and Alt S

[Hertz]

Hi guys. I'm trying to use ALT T and ALT S to toggle model and toolpaths and it used to work good for me for years, but suddenly it not only stopped working but its opening the menus instead. Did I change something somewhere to make it behave that way? 

[jeff]

I wonder if you have the "only display selected toolpaths" checked? In the ops manager

[Hertz]

Where would I look to see that? I'm looking at the operations manager but can't seem to find that option. Maybe my definition of Ops Manager is wrong? In my picture, that is the ops manager correct?

[htm01]

2nd row 8 from the left squiggle with an arrow, if you hover your mouse over them it will pop up with a description

[Hertz]

Hmm. That doesn't seem to do anything. Funny thing I came upstairs to my desk and on here it works fine, but on the lap top is what is giving me the issue. 

[gcode]

make sure you've clicked in the graphics area before hitting ATL T or ALT S

it sound like the mouse is focused on the menu bar at the top

[jeff]

make sure you've clicked in the graphics area before hitting ATL T or ALT S

it sound like the mouse is focused on the menu bar at the top

Yep, that's gotta be it, happens to me more often than not.  Can't believe that wasn't the first thing that came to my mind.

[Thad]

I've seen this too from time to time. Try pressing and releasing Alt all by itself, then try your Alt+T or Alt+S. That kinda resets it.

[Hertz]

Ok thanks guys. I'll give it a try Tuesday.

[Hertz]

Nothing doing. Laptop for some reason will only bring up the menu's. Desktop no problem. Seems all alt+ commands are using the menu now over the toggle. I must have clicked something to only activate the menu rather than the toggle. Hopefully someone can chime in and let me know what I screwed up, lol. 

[Thad]

Did you try my suggestion? I've never had it not work.

[Hertz]

Did you try my suggestion? 

Yes. I tried that originally before I posted here. Was my first thought since the _'s were highlighting as soon as I pressed alt.

[gcode]

_{I'm thinking this laptop has a BIOS setting controlling the behavior of the ATL and CTL keys}

[Hertz]

_{I'm thinking this laptop has a BIOS setting controlling the behavior of the ATL and CTL keys}

Keep in mind it used to work with no issues. I don't think a windows update would change bios parameters would it? What do you figure could have made a change in the bios? 

This computer is only used by myself and I have never been in the bios. Unless IT was doing something on it one weekend. I will follow up on that to see if he changed something.

[3rdstring]

Sticky Keys?

[Hertz]

Sticky Keys?

Good idea, but they are off. Frustrating to say the least.

[Hertz]

So what is the alternate way to toggle the toolpath and the model on and off besides the Alt shortcuts? 

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Be in the ops mgr and just hit "T".  I have Alt+T mapped to Trim.

[Hertz]

Wow, figured it out. It was something I had changed in my workspace. I don't know what in the workspace did it, but when i loaded a different one, everything worked good. If I reload my old one, it stops working again. Thankfully it was something easy.