Drop object

This drops the selected quick fixture onto whatever lies below it in the Graphics Display window. If there is nothing in the -Z direction, then nothing happens. If there is, then the fixture drops down until it touches the object(s) below.

Level object

This takes the normal surface vector of where you just right-clicked and squares that up with the machine coordinate system.

Rotate object

This takes the point where you just right-clicked and drops it on to the closest edge. It then squares up the vector that is tangent to the curve at the drop point. The rotate is a 2D squaring, looking down the current view normal.

Square up

This squares up the selected quick fixture so that its axes are parallel to the CAD axes (minimal change)

Link Fixture Components

This groups all on-screen fixture components together so that dragging or rotating one fixture drags or rotates them all together.

Unlink Fixture Components

This unlinks fixture components, allowing you to manipulate them individually.

Fix Component in Place

If you have linked fixture components, you can use this selection to fix the location of the selected component in the set of linked components. That component will remain fixed at its current location, even if you then move other components of the linked set.

Save Fixture

Selecting this menu items brings up a Save As dialog box that lets you save any on-screen fixture elements. If you have more than one fixture on the screen, then PC-DMIS saves them all as a single set. Saved fixtures get stored in the expandable USER tree in the QuickFix dialog box for later use.

X move only

Selecting this menu item and dragging the fixture will move it along the X axis only.

Y move only

Selecting this menu item and dragging the fixture will move it along the Y axis only.

Z move only

Selecting this menu item and dragging the fixture will move it along the Z axis only.

XY move only

Selecting this menu item and dragging the fixture will move it along the X and Y axes only.

YZ move only

Selecting this menu item and dragging the fixture will move it along the Y and Z axes only.

ZX move only

Selecting this menu item and dragging the fixture will move it along the Z and X axes only.

XY rotate only

Selecting this menu item causes the rotation to take place only in the XY plane. You can rotate by pressing CTRL and dragging the fixture. Select again to clear this option.

YZ rotate only

Selecting this menu item causes the rotation to take place only in the YZ plane. You can rotate by pressing CTRL and dragging the fixture. Select again to clear this option.

ZX rotate only

Selecting this menu item causes the rotation to take place only in the ZX plane. You can rotate by pressing CTRL and dragging the fixture. Select again to clear this option.

Position...

Selecting this menu item displays the Quick Fixture dialog box, thereby allowing you to work with CAD features contained on supported fixtures themselves. For more information, see "Using the Quick Fixture Dialog Box" topic located in the "Defining Hardware" section.