About Temporary Override Keys

Temporary override keys are used to temporarily turn on or off drafting settings.

For example, holding down the Shift key toggles the current setting of Ortho mode. If Ortho mode is off before the Shift key is held down, Ortho mode will be turned on and turned back off when the key is released.

The following table shows the properties of the Object Snap Override : Endpoint temporary override key as they appear in the Properties pane.

Properties for the Object Snap Override : Endpoint Temporary Override Key

Properties pane item

Description

Example

Name

String used to reference the temporary override key in the CUI Editor; not displayed in the user interface.

Object Snap Override : Endpoint

Description

String used to describe the element; does not appear in the user interface.

Object Snap Override : Endpoint

Keys

Specifies the keystroke combination that is used to execute the temporary override. Click the [] button to open the Shortcut Keys dialog box.

SHIFT+E

Macro1 (Key Down)

Specifies the macro that should be executed when the keystroke combination is held down.

^P'_.osmode 1 $(if,$(eq,$(getvar,osnapoverride),0),'_.osnapoverride 1)

Macro2 (Key Up)

Specifies the macro that should be executed when the keystroke combination is released. If left blank, the application restores any system variables to their previous state.