ALT CLICK

Up

Command

ALT_CLICK <control type> <control num> <value>

Enables the ALT+Click feature in the macro dialog.

ALT+Click feature allows you to interrogate a coordinate and place it in a dialog input field.

Parameters

<control type>

set type, example INPUT

<control num>

The number of <control type>

<value>

What value to interrogate when ALT+Click, example HPOS

Available for <value> : HPOS VPOS DPOS TOPH TOPV TOPD RAD ANGLE DIAV OPCSH OPCSV OPCSD OPCSTOPD

Example 1

INPUT 65, 10, 70, 24, x1, 0 !first input

INPUT 65, 20, 70, 24, y1, 0 !second input

INPUT 65, 30, 70, 24, z1, 0 !third input

ALT_CLICK INPUT, 1,HPOS

ALT_CLICK INPUT, 2,VPOS

ALT_CLICK INPUT, 3,DPOS

With first input field active, alt+clicking a point fills the first input field with HPOS or X value from point

With second input field active, alt+clicking a point fills the second input field with VPOS or Y value from point

With third input field active, alt+clicking a point fills the third input field with DPOS or Z value from point

Example 2

ALT_CLICK INPUT, 1,RAD

Will fill the radius of an alt+clicked circle into the first input field

Example 3

ALT_CLICK INPUT, 1,DIAV

Will fill the diameter of an alt+clicked point in a lathe part into the first input field