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Icon Function
Shortcut
Icon Function
Shortcut
Analyze entities
F4
Motion controller rotation point Alt+F12
AutoSave
Alt+A
Multi-Threading Manager
Alt+M
Run Add-In
Alt+C
Pan
Arrow keys
Configure Mastercam
Alt+F8
Paste from clipboard
Ctrl+V
Copy to clipboard
Ctrl+C
Planes Manager
Alt+L
Cut to clipboard
Ctrl+X
Redo an event
Ctrl+Y
Delete entities
F5
Rotate
Alt+Arrow keys
Drafting options
Alt+D
Save
Ctrl+S
Exit Mastercam
Alt+F4
Save as
Ctrl+Shift+S
Fit geometry to screen
Alt+F1
Select all
Ctrl+A
Grid settings
Alt+G
Shading on/off
Alt+S
GviewBack
Alt+3
Shading translucency on/off
Ctrl+T
GviewBottom
Alt+4
Show/hide gnomons
Alt+F9
GviewFront
Alt+2
Show/hide axes
F9
GviewIsometric
Alt+7
Show/hide entity
Alt+E
GviewLeft
Alt+6
Show/hide displayed toolpaths
Alt+T
GviewPrevious Plane
Alt+P
Solids Manager
Alt+I
GviewRight
Alt+5
Toolpaths Manager
Alt+O
GviewTop
Alt+1
Un-zoom 80%
Alt+F2
Help
Alt+H
Un-zoom to previous or 50%
F2
Levels Manager
Alt+Z
Undo the last event
Ctrl+Z
Set from entity
Alt+X
Zoom window
F1
About Mastercam
Alt+V
Zoom/un-zoom by 5%
Pg Up/Pg Down
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On-Screen Editing Tools
Dynamic Gnomon
The Dynamic Gnomon helps you manipulate geometry and
planes interactively. The gnomon comprises three axes connected
at an origin sphere. Choose from the selection points listed here to
apply different types of transformations to either the gnomon or
your selected geometry.
1
2
3
4
Align
Translate Along
3D Translate/Polar
Gnomon/
Geometry Switch
5 XY Orient
6 2D Rotate
7 3D Rotate
See Mastercam Help for more information.
Polar control
Delta control
The Polar control consists
of the origin sphere, a
rotation compass, and a
green single-axis arrow. It
can rotate as well as edit
the position of entities in
the graphics window.
The Delta control consists
of the origin sphere and
three single-axis arrows
that can be manipulated
independently.
Rotate control
Hover over any single-axis arrow until it
highlights. Click and drag the arrow to a new
position using the ruler to guide your placement.
The Rotate control can only rotate on-screen
entities within
the current
Cplane. It consists
of the origin
sphere and a
rotation compass.
To rotate entities on screen, hover over the blue
circle until the rotation compass appears. Rotate
the control or enter a value in the on-screen
field. Rotating from inside the compass allows
you to snap to angular increments. Manipulating
either control outside the compass ignores the
snap control.
Quick Masks
Quick Masks let you control entity masking with a single mouse click. Each Quick Mask button
has two functions, depending on whether you click the left half or right half of the button. Hover
your mouse over each button half to view its function.
Click the left half of the Quick Mask button to immediately select all instances of
the entity type.
Click the right half of the same button to limit your individual selections to only
the specific entity type.
Use the Select All Advanced/Select Only Advanced Quick Mask
button to open the Select All dialog box or the Select Only dialog
box to filter selections by entity attributes.
The right half of the Clear All Masking button clears all selection
criteria from both the Select All and the Select Only dialog boxes.
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