Box-Select Shortcut Menu

This shortcut menu only works in Text Box Mode. To access this menu:

1. From the Graphic Modes toolbar, select the Text Box Mode icon (). (For information on this mode, see "Text Box Mode" in the "Editing the CAD Display" chapter.)

2. Box-select one or more features to select all graphical features or feature ID labels inside the box.

A shortcut with these options appears:

The following options are available:

Create Feature Control Frame
This option creates a Position Feature Control Frame (FCF) dimension from the selected feature. The XactMeasure GD&T dialog box appears. For information on how to create FCF dimensions, see "Using Feature Control Frames".

Create Dim Info Boxes
This menu option creates Dimension Info text boxes from the selected features.

PC-DMIS displays the Edit Dimension Info dialog box for one of the highlighted features. The dialog box shows the available dimensions from which you can create the first Dimension Info box.

Once you select the desired options in the Edit Dimension Info dialog box, click either the OK or Create button (Apply button when editing) to create the Dim Info boxes.

PC-DMIS creates the first Dim Info box from any selected dimensions in the Edit Dimension Info dialog box.

PC-DMIS then creates subsequent info boxes from all dimensions associated with each feature.

If no dimensions are associated with any of the features, PC-DMIS creates a default Location dimension for that feature (see "Dimensioning Location" in the "Using Legacy Dimensions" chapter). For information on how to use the Edit Dimension Info dialog box, see "Inserting Dimension Info Boxes" in the "Inserting Report Commands" chapter.

Create Point Info Boxes
Select this menu option to create Point Info text boxes from the highlighted features. PC-DMIS displays the Edit Point Info dialog box for one of the highlighted features. This dialog box shows the feature (and any available dimensions ) from which you can create the Point Info text box.

Once you’ve selected the desired options in the Edit Point Info dialog box, select the OK or Create button (Apply button when editing) to create the info boxes.

PC-DMIS creates the first info box from the selected feature or dimension (or dimensions) in the Edit Point Info dialog box. PC-DMIS creates the subsequent Point Info boxes from all dimensions associated with each feature and the feature itself. A Point Info box is created for all dimension and feature hits. For information on how to use the Edit Point Info dialog box to create a Point Info text box, see "Inserting Point Info Boxes" in the "Inserting Report Commands" chapter.

Show IDs, Hide Ids
Select one of these menu options to show or hide all the selected features' ID labels. If you choose to hide the ID labels the ID labels still exist and are merely hidden from view.

Show IDs in All Views
This option shows all the selected ID labels in all of the available Graphic Display window view panes.

Hide IDs in View
This option hides all the selected ID labels in the current Graphic Display window view pane.

Reset Ids
This option moves all selected ID labels back to their original locations next to their respective features.

Hide Features
This option hides all selected features on a part, removing them from the Graphic Display window. The features still exist and are merely hidden from view.