key press / repeat / hold down

mishikwest · Post by **mishikwest** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:38 pm

First time poster here. I searched around quite a bit, but still have this ques.

Is there anyway to hold a button down (pilot pro) and have it repeatedly press a key? In other words, behave like a keyboard does...Hold a key for repeated action. Using in Mastercam x4, if that matters.

thanks

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:59 am

Dear mishikwest,

There is no repeating feature of the nature you describe built into the buttons. They are designed for executing a command. On the PRO, we have built it a special feature for the choice of two different commands per button. Holding the button down a small amount of extra time will execute the second command assigned to that button. I've found it to work pretty smoothly. It makes twice the number of commands available and they are accessed quite easily.

Sincerely,
Bryan

Post by **jwick** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:39 am

What key do you want to have the button press down? And why?

mishikwest · Post by **mishikwest** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:28 am

Thanks for the replies.

In Mastercam when backploting a toolpath (which is graphically seeing the moves a cutting tool will make) each press of the "S" button the tool will advance one move. If you hold the "s" button, it repeats. Sometimes there are tens of thousands of moves. Thus you can see why holding the button down is beneficial.

Thanks for the tip on dual assigning a button, I was looking forward to it. However I mis-spoke, I don't have the pro, just the regular.

Post by **jwick** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:32 am

I understand. This should work in the next major release. Keep on eye on 3DxLabs for a beta opportunity.

mishikwest · Post by **mishikwest** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:30 pm

Thanks again for the attention.

I know quite a few Mastercam users will be very, very happy when this functionality is available. When should I maybe look for something to test? Weeks or months out?

Post by **jwick** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:39 pm

Weeks.

mishikwest · Post by **mishikwest** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:42 am

any progress on this feature?

thx

Post by **jwick** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:45 am

Weeks, but not many.

mishikwest · Post by **mishikwest** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 1:37 pm

Any news on this feature?

Post by **jwick** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:07 am

It's in private external beta. If that all goes well, it will be released for open beta to anyone who wants to give it a try.

mishikwest · Post by **mishikwest** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:58 pm

Any movement on this feature? I'd be happy to give it a try.

Post by **jwick** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:12 am

The first closed beta is over. Much feedback was received and is now being worked on.

mishikwest · Post by **mishikwest** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:28 pm

I'm back! Any public release that utilizes this option. I'm wearing out the button that I currently have "s" mapped to.

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key press / repeat / hold down

key press / repeat / hold down

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