F1

Accesses the online Help.

Ctrl + A

Edit window: Selects all text.

Form and Report Editors: Selects all the objects.

Ctrl + F1

Places PC-DMIS into Translate mode.

F2

Edit window: Opens the Expression Builder dialog box if the cursor is on a line that allows expressions.

Ctrl + C

Edit window: Copies the selected text.

Form and Report Editors: Copies the selected objects.

Ctrl + F2

Graphic Display window: Places PC-DMIS into Rotate 2D mode.

Edit window: If in Command mode, this shortcut inserts or removes a bookmark on the current line.

F3

Edit window: Marks or unmarks the command for execution.

If your cursor resides on an External Object, F3 switches between print and execute modes.

Ctrl + D

Deletes the current feature.

Ctrl + F3

Places PC-DMIS into Rotate 3D mode and opens the Rotate dialog box.

F4

Edit window: Prints the contents of the Edit window.

Ctrl + E

Executes the selected feature or command (for those commands that support this shortcut).

Ctrl + F4

Places PC-DMIS into Program mode.

F5

Accesses the Setup Options dialog box.

Ctrl + F

Opens the Auto Features dialog box.

Ctrl + F5

Places PC-DMIS into Text Box mode.

F6

Accesses the Font Setup dialog box.

Ctrl + G

Inserts a READPOINT/ command into the Edit window.

Ctrl + Tab

Minimizes or restores the Edit window.

F7

Edit window: Within a selected toggle field, cycles forward to the next alphabetical entry.

Ctrl + J

Edit window: Jumps to a referenced command.

Ctrl + Shift

Hides the selected graphical analysis arrow.

F8

Edit window: Within a selected toggle field, cycles backwards to the last alphabetical entry.

Ctrl + K

Saves the selected dimension in the Edit report.

Ctrl + End

Edit window: Moves the cursor to the end of the current measurement routine.

F9

Edit window: Opens the dialog box associated with the command at the cursor's position.

Ctrl + L

Executes the currently selected block of commands.

Ctrl + Home

Edit window: Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current measurement routine.

F10

Opens the Parameter Settings dialog box.

Ctrl + M

Inserts a MOVEPOINT command into the Edit window.

Ctrl + Alt + A

Opens the Alignment dialog box.

F12

Opens the Fixturing Setup dialog box.

Ctrl + N

Creates a new measurement routine.

Ctrl + Alt + L

Creates an automatic alignment using the QuickAlign functionality.

Shift + Right-click

Opens the Scale Drawing dialog box.

Ctrl + O

Opens a measurement routine.

Ctrl + Alt + P

Opens the Probe Utilities dialog box.

Shift + Tab

Edit window: Moves the cursor backwards to the previous user-editable field.

Ctrl + P

Prints the Graphic Display window.

Ctrl + Click

In Text Box mode, performing this action on a feature or label ID in the Graphic Display window moves your cursor to that feature in the Edit window.

Performing this action with the Analysis dialog box open selects any associated dimensions.

Shift + Arrow

Highlights all text as the cursor moves.

Ctrl + Q

Edit window: Executes the current measurement routine.

Ctrl + Shift + H

Edit window: Highlights the selected feature in the Graphic Display window.

Shift + F5

Edit window: Changes a dimension's hit display between the cartesian and polar coordinates. A 'P' character indicates polar display mode.

Ctrl + R

Opens the Rotate dialog box.

Ctrl + Shift + U

Edit window: Clears the highlight of the selected feature from the Graphic Display window.

Shift + F6

Edit window: If in Command mode, opens the Color Editor dialog box.

Ctrl + S

Saves the current measurement routine.

Up Arrow

Edit window: Moves the cursor to next available element above the current position.

Shift + F10

Edit window: Accesses the Jump To dialog box.

Ctrl + T

Edit window: Assigns the current command (or selected commands) to Arm1, Arm2, or both arms.

Down Arrow

Edit window: Moves the cursor to next available element below the current position.

END

Ends the measurement of a feature.

Edit window: Moves the cursor to the end of the present line.

Ctrl + V

Edit window: Pastes the Clipboard's contents.

Form and Report Editors: Pastes the copied objects.

Right Arrow

Edit window: Moves the cursor to next available element to the right of the current position.

In Summary Mode, this shortcut expands a collapsed list.

Home

Edit window: Moves the cursor to the beginning of the present line.

Ctrl + X

Edit window: Cuts the selected text.

Form and Report Editors: Cuts the selected objects.

Left Arrow

Edit window: Moves the cursor to next available element to the left of the current position.

In Summary Mode, this shortcut collapses an expanded list.

Tab

Edit window: Moves the cursor forward to the next user-editable field.

Ctrl + Y

Edit window: Executes the measurement routine from the cursor's location.

Alt + "-" (minus)

Pressing Alt and then the minus key deletes the last hit in the hit buffer.

Esc

Aborts any process (other than data entry) if pressed prior to pressing the Enter key.

Ctrl + Z

Activates the Scale to Fit function.

Alt + C

Displays the ClearanceCube dialog box.

Delete

Edit window: See 'Backspace'.

Ctrl + Enter or Return

Edit window: In Summary Mode, this keyboard shortcut allows you to select a command to add to the Edit window.

Alt + H

Accesses the Help menu.

Backspace

Edit window: Deletes any highlighted characters. If nothing is highlighted, then functions as in a normal editor. If the item cannot be deleted, an error message is displayed.

Ctrl + Click

Graphic Display window: Multi-selects CAD objects (like surfaces). If a CAD object is already selected, this shortcut deselects that object.

Alt + J

Edit window: Jumps back from a referenced command.

Enter or Return

Edit window: Creates a new blank line that is automatically deleted if not completed before the cursor is moved from the line.

Selects a command.

Ctrl + Left-mouse drag

Makes the dialog box or toolbar drag without docking into the interface when you release the mouse.

Alt + P

Graphic Display window: Draws the current path of the probe for the entire measurement routine.

Shift + F4

Opens the Machine Interface Setup.

Ctrl + Right-mouse drag

(Also click and drag the center mousewheel button)

Graphic Display window: Rotates the CAD model in 3D.

Alt + Shift + P

Graphic Display window: Draws the current path of the probe for the features immediately before and after the cursor position.

Shift + Right-click

Report Window Label Object: Displays the Report dialog box.

Alt + Click

Graphic Display window: With the CAD Assembly dialog box open, if you press and hold the Alt key and then left-click a CAD object in the Graphic Display window, this shortcut highlights its corresponding component in the tree view.

Alt + F3

Edit window: Opens the Find dialog box.

Shift + Click

Graphic Display window: Creates an auto feature based on the highlighted CAD element.

Alt + Backspace

Edit window: Undoes the last action taken in the Edit window.

Shift + Backspace

Edit window: Redoes the last undone action in the Edit window.

Alt + Right-mouse drag

Graphic Display window: Rotates the CAD model in 2D.

Alt + Click

Graphic Display window: Toggles the marked status of the underlying feature in the Edit window.