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Old 03-25-2008, 08:27 PM
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Hi.
I wonder if there is shortcut button for 'Next'. Or is there any workaround?
While I am populating threads, I need to go back and forth between the machine position and dialogue's Next button. How can I avoid shuttling between them?

P.S. I am moving the points closer to the dialogue using SpaceNavigator as well, but it is cumbersome work too.
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Old 03-25-2008, 09:28 PM
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Re: Any solution ; Next button too far away.

I hv not tried this, just an idea.... does it work if we program mouse buttons combination (e.g. left+right or double-click middle button) to issue :NEXT?
Or, can we define a function key (e.g. F4) to issue :NEXT?
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Old 03-26-2008, 04:54 AM
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Re: Any solution ; Next button too far away.

For What it's Worth.......

You probably lost more time posting this thread than you will ever gain back by finding a shortcut to the :NEXT command.
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Old 03-26-2008, 07:19 AM
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Re: Any solution ; Next button too far away.

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I hv not tried this, just an idea.... does it work if we program mouse buttons combination (e.g. left+right or double-click middle button) to issue :NEXT?
Or, can we define a function key (e.g. F4) to issue :NEXT?
Indeed, some of the SpaceXXX devices have quite a few buttons, and they are freely programmable. So if you wanted, you could assign a :NEXT string (or whatever the dialogs require) to one of those buttons.

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Old 03-26-2008, 07:51 AM
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Re: Any solution ; Next button too far away.

Well, my SpaceXxxx has only two buttons which are already assigned to Ctrl and Shift.
For example, how can I assign :NEXT to F4 if I wanted to do so?
Would you elaborate it?

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You probably lost more time posting this thread than you will ever gain back by finding a shortcut to the :NEXT command.
Well, Mike I wonder what makes you conclude this manner, I could not speculate any reasonable cause. All I am afraid of now is to have pain in my shoulder again which are healing recently, thanks to Jaap.

Thank you for your attention.
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Old 03-26-2008, 08:07 AM
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Re: Any solution ; Next button too far away.

:next isn't the right string to send, anyway. The local ops, for example, such as Taper or Move Face, expect :do_it, rather than :next.

Is :do_it the right input for all dialogs? I don't know, I didn't check. It isn't unlikely that :do_it will fail in certain dialogs.

Once you know what kind of input to produce, simply assign this input to a key using the functionality in Tools/Customize. For example, you can produce a new "Next" pseudo-command which sends ":do_it", and then you assign this command to a key.

BTW, another option that comes to mind is speech input.

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Old 03-26-2008, 10:19 AM
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Another idea might be to add a right mouse button context menu in ma_customize:

see http://osd.cad.de/index.en.htm -> Place Machining features...

since it's all the same for all holes I did the job within a loop for all known machining holes. I added more than just 'next' and reused some already existing icons.

Well, I do not know how other input devices react on/with (mouse-) RMB menus.
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Re: Any solution ; Next button too far away.

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:next isn't the right string to send, anyway.... which sends ":do_it",....speech input.

In this case :NEXT is the right one! And there are other actions around which need an :apply for examples (but it is hard to search for, so I didn't)

So: not everything which is labeled "Next" does contain ":next"

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you will not find a generic solution, you have to distinguish on the action / command currently active (before shouting NEXT into the microphone )
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Re: Any solution ; Next button too far away.

You could write a fnction that first inquire the current command
(sd-inq-curr-cmds)

Based on the result you could send the string :next or :do_it or whatever you need to send.

I haven't tried this but I guess it will work

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Old 03-26-2008, 05:23 PM
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Another idea might be to add a right mouse button context menu in ma_customize:
see attachment.
Works perfectly fine!!!!!!!


Danke schön, Wolfgang.
It works so sweetly.
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Old 03-29-2008, 09:43 AM
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Re: Any solution ; Next button too far away.

The Machining Advisor command specific context menus are described (and available for download) at
http://osd.cad.de/lisp_3d.en.htm#48
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