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F2 – View/Rotate In three-plane (2D) view, F2 - View switches the point of view to a different plane. In isometric,
(3D) view, F2 - Rotate enables the arrow keys to rotate the figure. The arrow keys actually rotate a larger
version of the YZX axes figure that shows the orientation in which the part will be redrawn. Press F2 -
Rotate to redraw without leaving rotation mode. If you press Enter or F5 - Redraw after rotating the
axes, the display of the axes will disappear. To rotate to a different angle you will have to press F2 -
Rotate again. Press Esc to cancel rotation.
F3
– Set Range Press F3 – Set Range to specify the range of operations to draw. You will be prompted for a start
block and an end block.
F4 – Time Estimate Press F4 - Time Estim. to hide or display the time estimate in the upper left-hand portion of the
screen.
F5 – Redraw Pressing the F5 - Redraw key will cause the simulation to start again from the first operation
(Redraw).
F6 – Pan When using the pan feature, the project can be centered to the crosshairs in the display windows of the
three-plane display, or rotated around the center of the isometric display screen. To enter pan mode,
simply press the F6 - Pan key or press one of the Arrow keys. A set of crosshairs will appear. Adjust the
center of the crosshairs to the new desired center. Press Enter, F5 – Redraw, F6 - Pan to redraw the part
with the new screen center point.
F7, F8 & F9: Zoom In, Zoom Out & Zoom All The project can also be viewed in an enlarged or reduced state by
pressing the F7 - Zoom In or F8 - Zoom Out keys to activate Zoom In and Zoom Out respectively.
Pressing F9 - Zoom All redraws the project at its original size. Use the arrow keys to select the new
screen center before zooming in or out.
Number keys and Space bar – Feed Rate Override & Hold If no jog panel is attached (or “Keyboard” has been
selected as the jog panel type) the number keys 1 – 9 and 0 choose feed rate overrides 10% - 90% and
100%, respectively. 1 is 10%, 9 is 90%, and 0 is 100 %. If there is a jog panel attached you can use the
feedrate knob to adjust the speed as well. The space bar toggles feed hold on and off.
Accelerated Graphics Backplot
Accelerated Graphics Backplot is a new tool path graphics display that takes advantage of the latest video graphics
technology. This option is enabled by setting Parameter 260 to 1 (See Chapter 14 Configuration). Under Accelerated
Graphics Backplot, the operation of the user interface is slightly different from the regular Graphing described above.
F1 - Pan/Rotate Press this key to change the behavior of the keyboard arrow keys. Normally, they will pan
(scroll) around the drawing, but after pressing this key the arrow keys will control rotation
instead. When in rotation mode, an axis indicator is drawn to mark the center of rotation.
F2 - View Press this key to change the planar view of your part. The view is indicated by TOP, RIGHT,
or FRONT shown at the top of the screen.
F3 - Set Range Press this key to select which blocks of G-code to display. Only blocks that fall within the
range you specify will be drawn.
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