Edit Window toolbar
Use the Edit Window toolbar (View | Toolbars | Edit Window) to quickly access the many Edit window functions.
You can also use the toolbar to manipulate Edit window content in a way that is easy and intuitive to use. The toolbar provides ready access to these important Edit window commands. Some icons only appear if you have the proper configuration.
Execute
- This icon runs (or executes) the measurement process for any currently
marked features. For more information, see "Executing
Measurement Routines" in the "Using
Advanced File Options" chapter.
Auto
Tune Execution - This icon allows you to teach illumination, magnification,
and image processing parameters of your measurement routine commands for
the target optical machine. This icon only appears if you have a Vision
configuration. For more information, see "Using
AutoTune Execution" in the PC-DMIS
Vision documentation.
Sequential
Execution - This icon turns on a sequential execution mode, where
execution does not proceed with the execution until it finishes calculating
the current feature. For more information, see "Using
Sequential Execution Mode" in the PC-DMIS
Laser documentation. This icon only appears if you have a Laser configuration.
Mark
Current Feature - This icon highlights the feature under your cursor
and prepares it for execution. For more information, see "Mark"
in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Mark
All - This icon highlights all features
in the Edit window. PC-DMIS asks you if you want to highlight features
used for the alignment as well. For more information, see "Mark
All" in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Clear
Mark - This icon removes all highlights from currently marked features
within the Edit window. For more information, see "Mark
All" in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Set
Start Point - This icon allows you to set the start point for the
active learn arm. In the Edit window, click on the command that you want
to use for the start point and then click on the Start
Point toolbar icon. The start point for the current arm will be
set to the command located at the insertion point. You can also set a
start point by right-clicking on a command and choosing Set
Start Point. For more information on multiple arm mode, see the
"Using
Multiple Arm Mode" chapter. See "Setting
Start Points" in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Insert
Breakpoint - This icon inserts a breakpoint at the current cursor
location in the measurement routine. For more information, see "Using Breakpoints"
in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Remove
All Breakpoints - This icon removes any breakpoints from the measurement
routine. For more information, see "Remove
All" in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Insert
Bookmark - This icon places a bookmark at the current cursor location
in the measurement routine. For more information, see "Bookmark"
in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Next
Bookmark - This icon moves your cursor to the next Edit window
location that contains a bookmark in the measurement routine. For more
information, see "Next
Bookmark" in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Clear
All Bookmarks - This icon removes any bookmarks from the measurement
routine. For more information, see "Clear
All Bookmarks" in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Summary
Mode - This icon places the Edit window in Summary mode. This mode
provides you with an expandable and collapsible graphical summary of all
features and commands in your measurement routine. You can also do some
limited editing. For more information, see "Working
in Summary Mode" in the "Using
the Edit Window" chapter.
Command
Mode - This icon places the Edit window in Command mode. This mode
allows you to access the various commands that give you the capability
to edit various aspects of the measurement routine. For more information,
see "Working
in Command Mode" in the "Using
the Edit Window" chapter.
DMIS
Mode - This icon displays the Edit window commands in DMIS format
so you can work with the DMIS syntax. If you don't see this icon on your
toolbar, select the Use Dmis Button in Edit window
check box on the General tab in the Setup
Options dialog box. For information on the General
tab, see "Setup
Options: General tab" in the "Setting
your Preferences" chapter. For information on DMIS, see http://www.dmisstandards.org and "Working
in DMIS Mode" in the "Using
the Edit Window" chapter. 
Cut
- This icon removes selected text and commands from the Edit window and
stores that information temporarily in the Clipboard to be pasted later.
For more information, see "Cut"
in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Copy
- This icon copies selected text and commands in the Edit window and stores
that information temporarily in the Clipboard to be pasted later. For
more information, see "Copy"
in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Paste
- This icon inserts information stored in the Clipboard into the Edit
window at the cursor's current location. For more information, see "Paste" in the
"Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Define Pattern
- This icon opens the Pattern dialog box to
define the pattern to use with Paste with Pattern.
For more information, see "Editing
Patterns of Features" in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Paste
with Pattern - This icon pastes patterned features with their offsets
into the measurement routine at your cursor's current location. For more
information, see "Editing
Patterns of Features" in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Undo
- This icon removes the last action you took in the Edit window. For more
information, see "Undo"
in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Redo
- This icon redoes an action that was removed with Undo.
For more information, see "Redo"
in the "Editing
a Measurement Routine" chapter.
Print
- This icon immediately sends a report of the current contents of the
Edit window to your default printer without displaying any dialog boxes.
