M-Series Operator’s Manual
4/9/15
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F4 - Dimension Menu Press this key to access the following sub-menu of options:
F1 – Prev Line: Press this to walk forward to the next G-code line and graphically
highlight it. If this G-code line contains movement, the Start and End points will be
displayed at the bottom of the screen.
F2 – Next Line: Press this to walk backward to the previous G-code line and
graphically highlight it. If this G-code line contains movement, the Start and End
points will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
F3 – Go To Line: Press this key to graphically highlight a particular G-code line
whose line number you specify. If this G-code line contains movement, the Start and
End points will be displayed.
F4 – Measure: Use this feature to measure between any 2 selected points. To do this,
use a mouse to move the pointer over the first point and then press F4 – Measure to
anchor the first point. Then use the mouse to move the pointer to the second point.
As you move the mouse towards the second point, you will notice an Offset and
Measurement display changing dynamically as you move the mouse. Also you may
notice some “snap to” effects as you move the pointer close to start and end points of
entities that make up your program.
F5 - Redraw Press this key to redraw the part slowly, which can be useful for visualizing the
movements the machine will make. While the display is being redrawn, you can use
the feedrate override knob to adjust the rate at which it is being drawn. If you don't
have a feedrate override knob, the + and - keys can be used to adjust the rate. Pressing
F5 again will cancel this mode.
F6 - Hide Rapids Press this key to hide rapid movements. Press it again to show them.
F7 - Zoom In Press these keys to zoom into the part relative to the center of the screen.
F8 - Zoom Out Press these keys to zoom away from the part relative to the center of the screen.
F9 - Zoom All Press this key to fit the entire part inside the screen.
F10 - Show Tools Press this key to show the tools menu, which allows you to highlight movements of
certain tools. Press this key again to hide the tools menu.
Spacebar - Measure Press this key to take a measurement between two points. In a 2D view, this
measurement will be a 2D measurement. In a 3D view, it will be a 3D measurement
(and the measurement will only be valid if the crosshairs are snapped to a line of the
tool path).
*Note: If you have a mouse or touch screen attached to your device, you can use that to control the
graphing window. Holding the left mouse button allows you to drag the part across the screen, while the
right mouse button controls rotation of the part. Spinning the mouse wheel (or holding both left and right
buttons) zooms in and out. Double clicking on a feedrate movement will center the camera on that
movement (which is very useful) and also tells you the length of that movement. For touchscreen operation,
use the F1 key to switch between Pan and Rotate modes.
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