Week 11 - Useful function keys and shortcuts

In PC-DMIS there are lots of different keyboard shortcuts that can make programming a lot
easier and quicker. Here is a list of the keyboard shortcuts available.
Key Description Key Description Key Description
F1 Accesses online Help. CTRL + F Edit window: CTRL + F1 Places PC-DMIS
Selects all text. into Translate
Mode.
F2 Edit window: CTRL + C Edit window: CTRL + F2 Places PC-DMIS
Opens the Copies selected text. Into Rotate 2D Mode.
Expression Builder dialog box
if cursor is on a line that
allows expressions.
F3 Edit window: CTRL + D Deletes the current CTRL + F3 Places PC-DMIS
Marks/unmarks the command Feature. into
for execution. Rotate 3D Mode and opens
If your cursor resides on an Rotate dialog box.
External Object, F3 switches
between print and execute
modes.
F4 Edit window: CTRL + E Executes selected CTRL + F4 Places PC-DMIS
Prints contents of the Edit Feature. Into Program Mode.
window.
F5 Accesses the Setup Options CTRL + F Opens the Auto Features CTRL + F5 Places PC-DMIS
dialog box. dialog box. Into Text Box Mode.
F7 Edit window: CTRL + G Inserts a READPOINT/ CTRL + TAB Minimizes or restores the Edit
Within a selected toggle field, command into the Edit window.
cycles forward to the next window.
alphabetical entry.
F8 Edit window: CTRL + J Edit window: CTRL + SHIFT Hides selected
Within a selected toggle field, Jumps to a referenced Graphical analysis arrow.
cycles backwards to last command.
alphabetical entry.
F9 Edit window: CTRL + K Saves the selected CTRL + END Edit window:
Opens the dialog box dimension in the Edit Moves cursor to the end of
associated with the command report. the current part program.
at cursor’s position.
F10 Opens the Parameter CTRL + M Inserts a Move Point CTRL + Goes to the top of the Edit
Settings dialog box. command. HOME window:
F12 Opens the Fixturing Setup CTRL + N Creates a New Part CTRL + ALT + Opens the
dialog box. Program. A Alignment dialog box.
SHIFT + Opens the Scale Drawing CTRL + O Opens a Part Program. CTRL + ALT + Opens the Probe
Right dialog box. P Utilities dialog box.
- click
SHIFT + TAB Edit window: CTRL + P Prints the Graphics CTRL + Lef In Text Box mode, performing
Moves cursor backwards to Display window. Click this action on a feature or
the previous user-editable label ID in the Graphics
field. Display window will move
your cursor to that feature in
the Edit window. Performing
this action with the Analysis
dialog box open, it selects any
Associated dimensions
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SHIFT + Highlights all text as cursor CTRL + Edit window: CTRL + Right Rotates the CAD model in the
ARROW moves. Q Executes the current click graphics Display window
part program when dragging the mouse.
SHIFT + F5 Edit window: Changes a CTRL + R Opens Rotate dialog box UP ARROW Edit window:
dimension hit display Moves cursor to next
between Cartesian and polar available element above the
coordinates. A ‘P’ character current position
indicates polar display mode.

SHIFT + F10 Edit window: CTRL + S Saves the current DOWN Edit window:
Accesses the Jump part program ARROW Moves cursor to next
To dialog box available element below
the current position
END Ends measurement of feature. CTRL + T Edit window: Assigns the RIGHT Edit window:
Edit window: Moves cursor to current command (or ARROW Moves cursor to next available
the end of the present line selected commands) to element to the right of the
the Master arm, Slave current position.
arm, or both arms. In Summary Mode this
expands an expanded list
HOME Edit window: Moves cursor to CTRL + V Edit window: LEFT Edit window: Moves cursor to
the beginning of the present Pastes clipboard ARROW next available element to the
line. contents right of the current position.
In Summary Mode this
collapses an expanded list
TAB Edit window: Moves cursor CTRL + X Edit window: Cuts ALT + H Accesses the Help menu.
forward to the next user- selected text.
editable field
ESC Aborts any process (other CTRL + Y Edit window: Executes ALT + J Edit window: Jumps back
than data entry) if pressed the part program from from a referenced command.
prior to ENTER key. the cursor’s location
DELETE Edit window: CTRL + Z Activates the Scale ALT + F3 Edit window:
See ‘Backspace’ to Fit function Opens the Find dialog box.
BACKSPACE Edit window: CTRL + Switches to Flat ALT + Edit window: Undoes the last
Deletes any highlighted SHIFT + F Guess Mode when BACKSPACE action taken in the Edit
characters. If nothing is guessing feature Window
highlighted, then functions as types using a Hard
in a normal editor. If item Probe
cannot be deleted, an error
message will be displayed.
ALT + “-“ Pressing ALT and then the CTRL + Switches to Round Guess SHIFT + Edit window: Redoes the last
(MINUS) minus key deletes the last hit SHIFT + R Mode when guessing BACKSPACE undone action in the Edit
in the hit buffer. feature types using a Window.
Hard Probe
ENTER or Edit window: CTRL + Edit window:
RETURN Creates a new line. Line will ENTER or In Summary Mode
automatically be deleted if RETURN this keyboard
not completed before cursor shortcut allows you
is moved from line. to select a command
Selects a command. to add to the Edit
Window.