Tablet Support

 
This tab deals with the following categories of options:

This task explains how to set up pad options in order to perform viewing operations using the Tablet Pen on a Tablet PC.
Note that you can use the pad to visualize both 2D and 3D objects.
 
This functionality is available on Windows only.

Transformation Pad
 
 

Activate Transformation Pad

If this option is selected, it means that the pad display is activated in the geometry area.

By default, the pad is displayed to the right as shown below:
 
  When working with a Tablet PC, this option is already activated. Otherwise, it is cleared.

Action on double-click

Lets you select the action to be triggerred when double-clicking. You can choose among the following actions:

  • Open option window
    This action opens the Tablet Support dialog box directly in the geometry area. You can then modify your pad options without having to re-access the Tablet Support tab:

 
  • Reframe
    Zooms in or out to fit all the geometry into the available space
  • Center location
    Centers the geometry at a specific location
  • No action
    Means that no action is performed when double-clicking. This can be useful, for instance, to avoid involuntary actions when manipulating the Tablet Pen.

For more information on the various viewing operations you can perform with the Tablet Pen, refer to Activating Viewing Tools.
 

Pad Size

Lets you set the size of the pad using the slider. You can choose a value comprised between 1 and 15.
 

Pad Transparency

Lets you define how transparent the pad is: the higher the value, the more transparent the pad.
             
  No transparency        Transparency = 60%
 

Pad Position

Lets you position the pad by selecting the appropriate option:

  • to the top

  • to the bottom

  • to the left

  • to the right.

By default, the pad is located to the right part of the screen.
   

 

Gesture Pad
 
 

Activate Gesture Pad

If this option is selected, it means that the gesture pad is activated in the geometry area. Note that the gesture pad is displayed only after clicking OK.

A gesture is a set of strokes that are used as keyboard shortcuts. The gesture pad captures the gestures you draw and translate them into keyboard shortcuts for standard commands such as Cut, Copy or Delete.
  This functionality is available only when working with a Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and in that case, it is already selected.
 

Customize command mapping
  Some gestures are already associated to standard commands:
 
  • Delete
  • Copy
  • Cut.
  When you draw a gesture in the gesture pad, the associated command is launched.

However, you can modify the command mapping by clicking Customize command mapping... to open the following dialog box:
 
  You can then select any symbol with the value [None] and assign it a command. Selecting a symbol opens the Command Chooser which lets you choose among a list of commands the command to be associated with the selected symbol:
 
  You can enter a search string in the Search Filter box to restrict your search to the desired characters and find a command more quickly.
For instance, entering annotation displays only the commands containing the string "annotation" as shown below:
 
  Note that you can use neither special characters (such as *), nor operators (+, &, -) to filter your search.

When finished mapping your commands, click OK to validate and close the Command Chooser then Close to close the Customize command mapping... dialog box.
 

Pad Size

Lets you set the size of the gesture pad using the slider. You can choose a value comprised between 1 and 15.
 

Pad Transparency

Lets you define how transparent the gesture pad is: the higher the value, the more transparent the pad.
          
    No transparency          Transparency = 50 %
 

Pad Position

Lets you position the gesture pad by selecting the appropriate option:

  • Top-left

  • Top-right

  • Bottom-left

  • Bottom-right.

By default, the pad is located in the bottom-left part of the screen.