Steve,

Unfortunately in your case you just cant do what you want to do. The "User
Event" tool, is hard coded in the first position of the User Elmts toolbox
and cannot be moved.

F.Y.I.

You can customize the remaining contents of the User Element and other
toolboxes using the Visual Customization Toolkit (Visual CTK)provided free
with version 11. The toolkit must be installed using the v11 CD if you
haven't already installed it. 

While the Visual CTK has no built in provision to change the order of the
menu picks, this can be done when it is used in conjunction with Edit Plus
or any other text editor. Once the Visual CTK is installed, you must use it
to open the Panel Configuration Binary (PCB) file for the desired tool box.
For example the default PCB file for the User Element tool box in Pmill is
"C:\SM9\SHARED\USRELM11.PCB". You should make a backup copy of the file
before proceeding. Once open you must save the tool box using "File - Save
As..." and set the File Type to "Pcs Files (*.pcs)" which stands for Panel
Configuration Script. The PCS file is a plain ASCII text file that can be
edited with Edit Plus or any other ASCII text editor. 
The default contents of the User Element toolbox PCS file are as follows
(you may note that "User Event" is not listed):

PANEL "Rectangle" "sysmcl\rect.mcl" UNDO "Create a rectangle" 3510 3520 3
COORD2D "Rectangle Corner:" 25 1 #XS2 #YS2
ZLEVEL "Level:" 52 1 #LV
DISTANCE "Length:" 25 2 #D1
DISTANCE "Width:" 52 2 #D2
ANGLE "Angle:" 25 3 #AN
RADIUS "Corner Radius:" 52 3 #RA

PANEL "Polygon" "sysmcl\poly.mcl" UNDO "Create a polygon" 3530 3540 2
COORD2D "Polygon Center:" 25 1 #XS2 #YS2
ZLEVEL "Level:" 52 1 #LV
DISTANCE "Inscribed Circle Dia:" 25 2 #DS
INTEGER "Number of Sides:" 52 2 #N1


The start of each tool definition section in the tool box is identified by
the keyword PANEL. The order in which these sections occur in the PCS file
defines the order they will appear in the finished toolbox. By using the cut
and paste functions of the text editor you can change the order of the
sections.

Save the PCS file after you have finished your edits. You will then need to
re-load the modified PCS file into the Visual CTK. Once loaded you must
re-save the toolbox in a binary format using "File - Save As..." and set the
File Type to "Pcb Files (*.pcb)" over writing the original file. The changes
will become active the next time Pmill is started.
� 
Using a text editor in conjunction with the Visual CTK to edit PCS files
allows the user to easily manipulate the sequence of panels in toolboxes and
clone existing panels when creating similar panels with a uniform
appearance.


=============================================
 Fred Lauzus, CAM Programming Coordinator
 High Steel Structures, Incorporated
 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.highsteel.com
=============================================
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Buck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 3:54 PM
To: SmartCam user Group
Subject: [mfg-smartcam] User Element Menu Option


I would like to change the verticle order of my User Element Menu
Option. I am using Production Milling Ver 11.5
I would like to put on top as follows...

Rectangle
Polygon
User Event

How can I do this?

Steve
ATM

======================================================================
To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe,
send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
======================================================================
======================================================================
To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe,
send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
======================================================================

Reply via email to