We want to make a quick way to access the Weld Line function.
What are the steps to do this.
Thanks
What are the steps to do this.
Thanks
REX PEET wrote:Make sure the dcadwin.mcr file contains the following and then hit Alt W
W^52#^
//cleanup\weld line
ORWoody wrote:This is the first time that I have been into the forum in awhile which is why I didn't respond to your question sooner.
The suggested method of using an Alt+ key works, but there are other ways that might be better used. The reason that I say that is because the Alt+ quick keys can go through a multitude of steps and can adjust settings to meet certain conditions.
In the case of the weld line, it is accessible through the drop down menu as well as the menu beside the work space. When a command is accessible through the drop down menu, it is easily activated by using the Ctrl+ key combination. That saves your Alt+ keys for bigger and more complex needs.
The beauty of this command activation is that you are not limited to a letter as is the case with the Alt+ activation.
To make a quick key for the Ctrl+ activation, decide which one you would like to use. In my case, I chose F7 for the weld line and F8 for the weld wall.
With Note Pad (or a good text editing program that doesn't add hidden symbols), open Dcadwin.mnu (after you have saved a copy for insurance). Scroll down to Weld Line. Note that there are two pipe symbols to the right of the phrase. Between the pipe symbols insert F7 so that it looks like this.....Weld Line|Ctrl+F7|Join two lines together
In my case, several lines down, there is Weld Wall so mine looks like this.....Weld Wall|Ctrl+F8|Mend gap in wall lines
I used F1 for One line trim and F2 for Two line trim. These are just suggestions, but they work for me.
If you start looking in that file, you will see lots of commands that you use regularly, but just click, click, click to get to them. If you make the quick keys work there, it won't be long until you almost forget how to search for them the old way.
Good luck,
Woody
Roger D wrote:You can also use letters in the Dcadwin.mnu combinations, so one could make weld wall to be be
Weld Line|Ctrl+W|Join two lines together
as long as it is not already used elsewhere in the file.
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