Example
The following example describes how to customize the eight function keys:
1. Enter EDIT_FILE. The system will prompt for a filename.
2. Enter "customize".
Unless you have previously stored some customized files or macros in the file, the screen will now go blank (because the file is empty at the moment). Type in your first command line. An example could be:
◦ DEFINE_KEY 1 "CURRENT_DIRECTORY 'c:/users/alan/proj1'"
In the above line, 1 is the defined function key and CURRENT_DIRECTORY 'c:/users/alan/proj1' is the text to be displayed in the User Input Line.
You can define the other function keys in exactly the same way. An example of all eight defined keys is shown below.
DEFINE_KEY 1 "CURRENT_DIRECTORY 'c:/users/alan/proj1'"
DEFINE_KEY 2 "CURRENT_DIRECTORY 'd:/users/larry/proj2'"
DEFINE_KEY 3 "CURRENT_DIRECTORY 'd:/users/mary/proj3'"
DEFINE_KEY 4 "CURRENT_DIRECTORY 'k:/users/geoff/proj4'"
DEFINE_KEY 5 "CURRENT_DIRECTORY 'i:/users/steve/proj5'"
DEFINE_KEY 6 "CHANGE_VIEWPORT_SIZE"
DEFINE_KEY 7 "CHANGE_VIEWPORT_COLOR"
DEFINE_KEY 8 "EDIT_PART POINT"
The first five function keys set the named directories as current. Function keys 6 and 7 are used for altering the viewports. Function key 8 is used, in a drawing that contains parts, to make a picked part active.
3. After entering the command lines, press CTRL+D to store your changes in the file.
4. Input the file customize by entering INPUT customize.
The function keys will be defined and ready for your use.