### Using the Quick Fixture Dialog Box

Quick Fixture dialog box

This dialog box lets you select CAD features available on supported fixture models in the Graphics Display window and perform certain operations using selected CAD features. Some of these operations behave the same as those located on the Quick Fixture's right-click shortcut menu. See "Quick Fixture Shortcut Menu" in the "Using Shortcut Keys and Shortcut Menus" section.

To access the Quick Fixture dialog box, enter Quick Fixture Mode
, then right-click on a fixture item in the Graphics Display window, and click the Position... item from the shortcut menu.

The Quick Fixture dialog box contains these items:

Item | Description
Select CAD feature list | This drop down list determines the type of feature PC-DMIS uses to select the fixture when you click on the fixture in the Graphics Display window. Available feature types are: None, Surface Point, Circle, Sphere, Round Slot, and Square Slot
CAD selection required area | This area of the dialog box contains buttons that perform the clicked operation using the selected CAD feature from the list above. Drop object, Level object, Rotate object, and Square object function the same as the equivalent menu item on the Quick Fixture's right-click shortcut menu.

In addition, you can use Drop object button in this dialog lets you to drop a fixture element onto the selected feature of another fixture.

For example, suppose you have a Standoff fixture you want to drop into a base plate fixture's hole.

To do this,

1. Select Circle from the Select CAD drop down list in the dialog box.

2. Click on a hole feature on the base plate fixture in the Graphics Display window.

3. Right-click on the Standoff fixture in the Graphics Display window.

4. Click the Drop object button in the dialog box.

PC-DMIS moves the Standoff fixture into the hole.

Offsets to CMM area | This area moves the underlying fixture of the selected feature by a specified offset distance (or distances) along the selected axis (or axes). To move by an offset,

1. Select a feature type from the list above.

2. Click that feature on the fixture to move.

3. Mark one or more of the X, Y, Z check boxes to determine the axis along which you want to offset the fixture.

4. Specify the offset distance in the box next to the desired axis or axes.

5. Click the Apply Offsets button.

Left mouse button area | The check boxes in this area determine the axis or axes along which PC-DMIS should move the fixture when you drag the fixture on the Graphics Display window using the mouse button. These function the same as the equivalent move menu items on the Quick Fixture's right-click shortcut menu.
CTRL right button area | The check boxes in this area determine the rotating axis or axes when you hold down CTRL and right-mouse drag the fixture in the Graphics Display window. These function the same as the equivalent rotate menu items in on the Quick Fixture's right-click shortcut menu.
Save and Load buttons | These buttons lets you save and load the selected fixture. The Save button differs from the Save Fixture menu item on the Quick Fixture's right-click shortcut menu.

- The Save Fixture shortcut menu item saves the fixture as a .DRAW file.

- The Save button on the dialog box instead saves the fixture as a .QFXT file. QFXT files can be loaded and used in a different part programs using the Load button.

Supported Fixture Models

Fixture models in previous versions did not allow selectable features. So, for now, only some of the fixture models have selectable features. Additional supported fixture models will be added in future versions.

Supported models currently include:

- BasePlate150-20mm

- Standoff-16dx20h

- Standoff-16dx30h

- Standoff-16dx50h

- Standoff-20dx