The TABCFG command allows you to allocate the tablet space to three different areas:
· A mouse screen area, in which you use the tablet puck or stylus like a mouse to select menu items, icons, and screen locations for drawing.
· A real digitizing area, for tracing existing drawings or maps.
· A menu area, a rectangular array of cells that you can program like function keys.
To configure your tablet, select [Tablet > Configure]:
You are asked to pick first the lower left, then the upper right location of each screen area.
1. Define the Mouse Screen Area, picking two defining points.
CC3 scales the pointer area to the aspect ratio of the screen, so select an area similar in shape to your monitor. Drawing and pointing will be easier if you use a small area – try 4 by 3 inches or less.
2. Define the Real Area, picking two defining points.
3. Define the Menu Area, picking two defining points.
4. Enter the number of rows and columns for the menu area.
The real area and the mouse screen area overlay the menu area. To allow multiple menu areas, define the menu area as including everything, and enter the number of evenly spaced columns and rows to cover the entire area.
Each cell on the tablet is automatically defined as a macro named M001 through M999, starting at the upper-left, and increasing left-to-right, then top-to-bottom. Macros functions are defined in the .mac file.
Configuration settings are saved from one work session to the next, along with the most recent calibration.
You only need to reconfigure your tablet when the location on the surface of the tablet of any the three areas changes.
Text equivalent: TABCFG
For a step-by-step introduction to tablet setup and calibration, see Using a Digitizing Tablet with CC3.