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function key assignment with right click options.

Boma

Problem: I want to assign a function key to automaticlly do a right click and a snap_to segment vertex while I am in a slide command.  Does anyone know how to do this?  Usually I do not mess with the function keys too much and my right click finger is starting to get real sore.  ;-)  Thanks.

Boma 

  • mcatramb91
    Here are some examples, replace <key> with the keyboard key you would like to use.  These can be added to your local ENV file located at %HOME%\PCBENV.  Be careful of the syntax, there are single quotes used by the snap command and double quotes to enclose the entire funckey command string.

    funckey <key> "prepopup ; pop dyn_option_select 'Snap pick to@:@Via'"
    funckey <key> "prepopup ; pop dyn_option_select 'Snap pick to@:@Arc/Circle Center'"
    funckey <key> "prepopup ; pop dyn_option_select 'Snap pick to@:@Segment Vertex'"
    funckey <key> "prepopup ; pop dyn_option_select 'Snap pick to@:@Segment'"
    funckey <key> "prepopup ; pop dyn_option_select 'Snap pick to@:@Symbol Origin'"

    You can type scriptmode +echo on the Allegro command line then run thru the Right mouse button snapping commands to see the command syntax for each of the different snap types echoed onto the command line.

    Hope this helps,
    Mike Catrambone
  • Boma

    Thanks Mike,  It works great.  My problem was I forgot the prepopup. 

    Boma

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