***BUTTONS Programming

[Anonymous]

Can anyone tell me how to program a 16 button digitizer puck using the
acad.mns "***BUTTONS" menu, and the entry characters to use.
Thanks.
Nick

[Anonymous]

You might have better luck in the customization group.

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Nick wrote in message ...
Can anyone tell me how to program a 16 button digitizer puck using the
acad.mns "***BUTTONS" menu, and the entry characters to use.
Thanks.
Nick

[Anonymous]

Try the on line help, search for buttons, that will lead you to the
Customization Guide, Chapter 4, Buttons and Auxiliary menus.

Good Luck

Nick wrote in message ...
>Can anyone tell me how to program a 16 button digitizer puck using the
>acad.mns "***BUTTONS" menu, and the entry characters to use.
>Thanks.
>Nick
>

[Anonymous]

Nick,
Firstly, ensure that the default values are set in the tablet driver.The
pointing device should then be set to Wintab compatible digitiser in the
System tab of the Options dialog box. The buttons are defined in the menu
file under the ***BUTTONS1 section. You can refer to your customisation
guide for further information on this. Here is a sample section of the
ACAD.MNU file:-

***BUTTONS1
// Simple + button
// if a grip is hot bring up the Grips Cursor Menu (POP 500), else send a
carriage return
// If the SHORTCUTMENU sysvar is not 0 the first item (for button 1) is NOT
USED.
$M=$(if,$(eq,$(substr,$(getvar,cmdnames),1,5),GRIP_),$P0=ACAD.GRIPS $P0=*);
$P0=SNAP $p0=*
[Button 4]L
[Button 5]L _ENDP
[Button 6]E
[Button 7]L _MIDP
[Button 8]_ZOOM _W
[Button 9]_ZOOM _P
[Button 10]TEXT
[Button 11]M
[Button 12]COPY
[Button 13]_CEN
[Button 14]BR
[Button 15]CHAMFER
[Button 16]DI

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Simon Gillis
Product Support Analyst
AMG Product Support UK
Worldwide Support & Services, Autodesk