For more information, see Relative Position ribbon bar. You can use AutoCursor in conjunction with the Relative ribbon bar to define a new position relative to an existing position. For more detailed information, see Entering values in AutoCursor fields.

If you enter a value and press the key, the value will be applied and the focus will move to the next field (from left to right).

If you enter a value and press, the value will be applied and your cursor will move to the next field. You can enter values into the X, Y, and Z fields by placing your cursor in each field and typing. You can customize the behavior of AutoCursor in the AutoCursor Settings dialog box by selecting the point positions to which you want to snap, and by setting defaults for FastPoint mode and power keys. For more information, see FastPoint mode (AutoCursor). You can configure AutoCursor to default to FastPoint mode. The FastPoint mode will supersede the normal AutoCursor point entry method and allow you to type 1,1,0 or X3, Z4 for positions.

href=вЂќjavascript:TextPopup(this)вЂќ id=вЂќa4вЂі>Using FastPoint modeДЄutoCursor offers a FastPoint mode where you can just start typing values for the X, Y, and Z positions.

To hard-lock one of the fields, hold the key down and press the hot key for the field. In AutoCursor, once a value is applied, the button for that field is locked in a down position, indicating a soft-locked state. Href=вЂќjavascript:void(0) вЂќ id=вЂќa8вЂі onmouseover=вЂќ= 4 & typeof(BSPSPopupOnMouseOver) = вЂfunctionвЂ™) BSPSPopupOnMouseOver(event) вЂќ onclick=вЂќBSSCPopup(вЂ./Ribbon_Bars/Hard-locked_field.htmвЂ™) return false вЂќ>Hard-locked Href=вЂќjavascript:void(0) вЂќ id=вЂќa6вЂі onmouseover=вЂќ= 4 & typeof(BSPSPopupOnMouseOver) = вЂfunctionвЂ™) BSPSPopupOnMouseOver(event) вЂќ onclick=вЂќBSSCPopup(вЂ./Ribbon_Bars/Soft-locked_field.htmвЂ™) return false вЂќ>Soft-locked The data in the AutoCursor X, Y, and Z fields can be frozen (locked) to stop the data from automatically being updated. Then enter a value in the Y field and press to move to the Z field.

Enter a value in the X field and press Enter to move to the Y field.

Example: Type вЂњXвЂќ to make the X field active.

Press a hot key (shortcut key) to activate the button or field associated with that key.

Once one of the X, Y, or Z fields is active, use the key to move between those three fields.

Use your mouse to click buttons and place your cursor in fields.

There are three ways to move between buttons and fields in AutoCursor. Note: AutoCursor cannot be docked vertically. For example, creating geometry using Sketcher functions. It will reappear each time you initiate a function that requires interaction. If you undock AutoCursor when you are not using a function that requires it, AutoCursor will disappear. You can dock it again by dragging and dropping the window anywhere in the toolbar section or by double-clicking the title bar. Once AutoCursor is undocked, you can easily drag and drop it anywhere on your graphics window as a horizontal window. It can be undocked by double clicking anywhere on the ribbon bar or single clicking and dragging it to the graphics window.

Use the following power keys any time AutoCursor is active:Д®nable the following power keys in the AutoCursor Settings dialog box:Д«y default, AutoCursor is open and docked in the toolbar section of Mastercam.

Using power keys (hotkeys or shorcut keys).

Even if AutoCursor is not active, the X, Y, and Z fields display the coordinates of your cursor.ДЇor more information, click the following links: The X, Y, and Z fields in AutoCursor track the position of your cursor. In addition, AutoCursor can snap to angle, nearest, tangent, perpendicular, horizontal, and vertical conditions. You access AutoCursor functions through the AutoCursor ribbon bar.ДЄutoCursor detects and highlights endpoints and midpoints of curves, lines, arc center points, and point entities. AutoCursorв„ў overview Using AutoCursor, you can quickly select and enter points in complicated and congested geometry.

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