Control Panel Editing

The contents of Control Panel buttons can easily be edited.

• Blank buttons can be edited to create shortcuts to the following:

• a customized Cimatron E session

• to another application.

• Existing shortcut buttons can be edited or deleted.

Editing Blank Buttons

Create shortcuts either to a customized Cimatron E session or to another application.

Shortcut to a Cimatron E Session

1. Right click on a blank button. The following popup is displayed:

2. Select New Cimatron. The Arguments Utility dialog is displayed. This utility interactively defines any specific Cimatron arguments into the command line.

3. Set the argument that you require; enter the text to be displayed in the Tooltip, add a Long Description and define the Icon file (browse to the appropriate location) and Icon Text.

For example:

Shortcut to Another Application

1. Right-click on a blank button. The following popup is displayed:

2. Select New Exe. The following dialog is displayed:

3. Enter the name of the application to be executed (browse to the appropriate location), Tooltip, Long Description, Icon file (browse to the appropriate location) and Icon Text.

For example:

4. Press OK.

Editing Existing Shortcuts

1. Edit existing Control Panel shortcuts.

2. Right-click on the button to be edited. The following popup is displayed:

Select:

Open: to run the application.

Edit: to edit the Create/Edit dialog.

For example:

If you are editing the Cimatron E button, the Arguments Utility dialog is displayed. This utility interactively defines any specific Cimatron arguments into the command line.

Clear: to remove the shortcut from the Control Panel.