Working in Command Mode

Command mode allows you to insert or edit a wide variety of PC-DMIS commands into the Edit window and to work with the Edit window in a pure textual format. To place the Edit window in Command mode, select View | Command Mode, or from the Edit Window toolbar, click the Command Mode icon .

The main features or commands that you can add to the Edit window include:

• Constructed Features

• Dimensions

• Statistical Data

• Alignment

• Measured Features

• Hits

• Motion Commands

• Move Commands

• Sheet Metal Measurements

• Probe

• Comments

• Trace Fields

• Expressions

• Screen Captures

• Global Commands

• Command Mode Keyboard Functions

PC-DMIS also provides some keyboard functions that you can use while the Edit window is in Command Mode. These are discussed in "Command Mode Keyboard Functions". Similarly, you can access several shortcut menu items by right-clicking on the commands within Command Mode. See "Command Mode Shortcut Menu" in the "Using Shortcut Keys and Shortcut Menus" appendix.

You can also determine which commands get displayed in Command mode. See "Command Mode Display Options" in the "Setting Your Preferences" chapter for additional information.