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[John T]

Hi Art,
I've been playing with the workbench and its great!  The control - shift doesn't do rotation for me but I have been able to do a workaround with a magic mouse and setting of preferences. Would be nice if a key combination would work.

With some rotation applied I can see the tabs and I can see that tabs are left on the surface of the teeth - would it be possible to put the tabs in the gullet where you don't need as much precision?

Loving' it!

John

[John T]

Hi Art,
With enough button pushing I found it!!  function-shift-control works to rotate in my machine.  Happy Camper!

John

[ArtF]

John:

  I will add the tab issue to the wish list, its complex as to why I cant easily do that. Im trying also to stay pretty general
in the new CNC operations as in future there may be much more than gears to be concerned about .. but Ill consider
the issue, in the meantime Id test with very few tabs..say 3 .. and make them thin. I suspect they wont be much of an issue
to clean up ..

Thx
Art

[John T]

Hi Art,
Yes I'm sure you're right and I can see where placement could be a real issue.  The "W" button on the project screen doesn't work for me but the "send to workbench" does.

John

[John T]

Hi Art,
I don't think you intended the "W" button to send stuff to the workbench just change the view - right?
John

[ArtF]

John:

  the "W" doesnt do anything here, that might be local mapping doing something though...

Art