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Recall viewset - Disable Graphic Display Window update

I'm working on a program in which I recall various viewsets throughout. Is there a way to stop, temporarily, the Graphic Display Window (GDW) from updating to the defined viewset every time the cursor passes a RECALL command? It's working as intended, but while programming I constantly have to zoom back in to specific areas once the GDW updates.

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  • I never thought of that.  I just tried it in v2020.  The software would not let me unmark the viewset commands.  Boo! (boo to the software, not to your idea)

  • This probably would suck, and could potentially work, but can you create viewsets that can be used when programming? Then change the name of the viewset to a variable correlating your desired programming view, then change the variable back to the original viewset for execution. Or alternatively delete them all and put them back (worst idea). There seems no simple way to do this.

                ASSIGN/VIEW1="STARTUP"
                ASSIGN/VIEW2="PROGRAM1"
                ASSIGN/VIEW3="VIEWSET1"
                RECALL/VIEWSET,VIEW2

  • I have somewhat violent love/hate relationship with viewsets. 

    Never had used them before my current job, hated them VERY much for the same reason as Jacob, I could not scroll through the (honestly not well written) programs left by my various predecessors without being constantly assaulted with the part moving, flags appearing and disappearing over and over. 

    They do have a place and are sometimes useful. AFTER you have proven the program and have it the "ready for production" state.
    Normally I now only include them for the Romer/Leica programs though.

  • I have somewhat violent love/hate relationship with viewsets.

    Lol.  I get that.  I don't use them much but when I need them they really come in handy.  

    I do wish there were some sort of setting to temporarily deactivate them.  I was excited by the idea of unmarking them, but that doesn't seem to be an option.  I just searched the help files and browsed the settings editor, but I don't see an option to change the viewset behavior.  It could be that I'm not looking in the right places.  

    I looked to see if anyone suggested this as a software update on the Idea Center.  It doesn't look like it.