Thanks for the help Mr Martin!!!! Already have seen a difference. Enjoy the holiday!

X9 is correct. Maybe I can clarify. One of my task is to review our Part Inspection Plan, and that entails me looking at the QC Dept plan and verifying a Tool# is in fact tied to the feature in their plan. As part of that process, I am reviewing the MC files to verify the tool is actually a finishing (as opposed to roughing) tool and it is machining the feature it is attached to in the plan. So...the repetitive steeps I am taking that would be nice to stream line if possible is this: 1) Hover mouse over “Toolpaths” screen. 2) Right click for pop up menu 2) From menu left click “Select” for Selection Options Window 4) Left click to select “Tool #”. Once the Tool # is entered, I can see what operations the tool is used in. I back plot to verify the tool is machining the feature. It is just a few steps, I know. But currently I have around 1500 tools to review, and this is just getting started. a "hot key" as I call it could shave some time off this process. thanks Tony

Thanks Glen, but thats not exactly what I was looking for. Sounds like (according to local MC office) I'd need to write a C-Hook. I was hopping that I cold just configure a hot key or add to the left mouse button to save some moves......but doesn't look like its that easy. Attached a Snagit of what I was looking to short cut. In the Toolpath MGR you can right click and in the drop down choose "Select", then sort by tool........I have roughly 1500 tools in a couple dozen programs to verify and link to QC ops. So any short cut for this repetitive task today and in the future would be great..

I have a project at work I am tasked with. It is associating Tool# to In Process Inspection. So I am currently having to review programs, inspection plans and correlate where and what part features can "easily" be checked at the machine.....So with a little over 1500 tools not already existing on an Inspection Plan I have a bit of work to do. The right click drop drop down in the Toolpath Mgr is great, but is there a way to shorting up the key stroke to get there via hot key or adding to right button menu???? Thanks in advance! MCx9 BTW