SCREEN---HIDE---ALL COLOR

[Commonwealth Machining]

I'm new to Mastercam x9. I used Mastercam 9 at previous employer and could hide all of one color or many by using screen, hide ,all color. How do I accomplish this in X9.

I may create 2d toolpaths in different colors and when I put a toolpath to those I like to see only the entities I want to program.

[tiredtoolmaker]

Quick mask color/ select colors(s)/screen/blank entity

 

OR

 

Quick mask color/ select colors(s)/invert selection/hide entities

[JoshC]

I'm new to Mastercam x9. I used Mastercam 9 at previous employer and could hide all of one color or many by using screen, hide ,all color. How do I accomplish this in X9.

I may create 2d toolpaths in different colors and when I put a toolpath to those I like to see only the entities I want to program.

 

The method mentioned by tired should work well for you, alternatively you can use the all button found in your general selection toolbar, then the screen hide command.

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An additional method that would also work Mastercam also can use color filters when chaining your toolpaths, to use this feature; when chaining go into chaining options (looks like a "!" at the bottom of the chaining window) and once you go into chaining options there are color filters inside the chaining menu that can be utilized.

[Commonwealth Machining]

Thanks, works well.

[Thad]

If you're looking to leave only selected entities on the screen, Alt+E is the keyboard shortcut. I use it many times a day, everyday.

[SlaveCam]

There should definitely be a shortcut for "Invert selection"..

[jlw™]

I have alt+e as a mouse button. Favorite thing in mcam probably.

[Thad]

There should definitely be a shortcut for "Invert selection"..

 

You dislike clicking the icon?

[Colin Gilchrist]

I like to map commands I use often to F11 and F12 keys on my keyboard. It makes quick work of something when you find yourself having to repeat a command many times while working on a specific job. I also tend to re-map F5. The default for F5 is "delete", and I hit it by accident sometimes when reaching for F4 (analyze entity properties).

[neurosis]

There should definitely be a shortcut for "Invert selection"..

 

The button seems easy enough. 

 

Maybe you can create your own shortcut?

 

[SlaveCam]

The button seems easy enough. 

 

Maybe you can create your own shortcut?

 

 

It was really well hidden I must have gone through those menu items gazillion times.

[neurosis]

It was really well hidden I must have gone through those menu items gazillion times.

 

 

I probably shouldn't admit this publicly, but I do that all the time. 

[Flycut]

I use ALT-i not sure if that's default or I set it up.

[Thad]

*Edit: Looks like the formatting gets hosed when copying and pasting from the Help file. 

 

From Help:

 

 

 

Mastercam provides both predetermined shortcut keys (hotkeys) and the ability to custom assign your own shortcut keys through the Key Mapping tab of the Customize dialog box.

The following list contains most of the default Mastercam shortcut keys:

Alt+1

Gview - Top

Alt+U

Undo last creation or event

Alt+2

Gview - Front

Alt+V

Mastercam version, SIM serial number

Alt+3

Gview - Back

Alt+X

Set main color/level/style/width from selected entitiy

Alt+4

Gview - Bottom

Alt+Z

Level Manager

Alt+5

Gview - Right side

Arrow keys

Pan

Alt+6

Gview - Left side

Ctrl+A

Select all entities

Alt+7

Gview - Isometric

Ctrl+C

Copy to clipboard

Alt+A

Autosave

Ctrl+F1

Zoom around target point

Alt+Arrow keys

Rotate

Ctrl+S

Save the current file

Alt+C

Run user application (C-Hooks and NET Hooks)

Ctrl+Shift+S

Save As

Alt+D

Set drafting global options

Ctrl+T

Toggle Shading Translucency

Alt+E

Show/Hide entities

Ctrl+U

Undo last creation or event

Alt+F1

Fit all geometry to screen

Ctrl+V

Paste from clipboard

Alt+F2

Unzoom to 80% of original

Ctrl+X

Cut to clipboard

Alt+F4

Exit Mastercam

Ctrl+Y

Redo an event that has been undone

Alt+F8

Configure Mastercam

Ctrl+Z

Undo last creation or event

Alt+F9

Show all axes (World view, Cplane, Tplane)

F1

Zoom with window selection

Alt+F12

Select rotation point for 3D Connexion device

F2

Unzoom previous/50% of original

Alt+G

Selection grid parameters

F3

Repaint

Alt+H

Help

F4

Analyze selected entity

Alt+L

Plane Manager

F5

Delete selected entities

Alt+O

Show/Hide Toolpaths Manager

F9

Show/Hide coordinate axes

Alt+P

Revert to previous plane

Page Down

Unzoom by 5%

Alt+S

Shading on/off

Page Up

Zoom by 5%

Alt+T

Show/Hide toolpath display

Shift+Ctrl+R

Regenerate screen

 

Notes:

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  When you are using a dialog box or a ribbon bar, use the [O] key as a shortcut for OK and the [P] key for Apply.

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  When you use a keystroke combination of the [Alt] key plus another key to initiate a Mastercam function, you must hold down the [Alt] key while pressing the other key. If you press the [Alt] key, release it, and then press the other key, you may get unintended results. For example, if you hold down the [Alt] key and press [T], it will toggle the toolpath display. However, if you press the [Alt] key, release it, and then press [T], it will open the Toolpaths drop down menu.

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[SpacePilotPro]

If you're looking to leave only selected entities on the screen, Alt+E is the keyboard shortcut. I use it many times a day, everyday.

I like that ALT-E shortcut a lot...thanks for that one!