Digitizer Settings

This command allows you to select the puck layout and set Auto On/Off features. Auto Tablet On For Digitize Commands means after you select a digitize command your puck will automatically be put in Digitize Mode. If this is toggle off, then you will need to turn Tablet on separately from running a digitize command.

Auto Tablet Off  After Digitize Commands means you will return to Mouse Mode after running a digitize command. Read below for more on Mouse and Digitize Mode.

Puck Layout

The 16-button puck can be used as either a mouse or a digitizer. It's very important to understand how the 16 buttons are mapped in both modes.

Mouse Mode

When the tablet is off, the puck is in Mouse Mode. The top-left button is the left mouse click, and the top-right button is the right mouse click. The labels on the other buttons do not mean anything. All buttons are mapped as same as the buttons of the default pointing device in AutoCad . Please refer to AutoCad Reference manual for further information.

Digitize Mode

When tablet has been calibrated and is on, the puck is in digitize mode. It is mapped as a small keyboard, which enables you to enter numerous values such as elevation, thickness and offset etc., and also provide you some functionality to digitize various entities. Currently there are two puck layouts in Takeoff, shown in the figure below.  After you install Carlson Takeoff and finish setting up the digitizer, you go to the pull-down menu Digitize->Puck Layout to select a 16-button puck layout. A button mapping would be created and Takeoff would recognize the buttons as represented.  
digitize layout selection   puck layouts
Layout 1 is Carlson Puck Layout, which is the most common layout used in Carlson Takeoff. Layout 2 is for users who don't have a Carlson Puck. If your puck is different than these two layouts, please contact Technical Support for help setting the mapping for your 16 button puck.

Prompts

Digitizer Settings Dialog
Specify the Digitizer Puck Layout to layout 1 or 2

Prerequisite: Have a digitizer board and a puck connected to your computer, and have Wintab driver installed.
Keyboard Command: dig_config