You are awesome. I will try it and let you know!
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Sounds great. Thank you.
It’s working! You are amazing!
Note: It’s working for me even though I’m running Windows 11 ARM edition inside a virtual machine in a Mac, with my “Windows” Documents folder actually being my Mac documents folder, which is not inside my virtual machine!
ADDED NOTE: On a Mac, any folder starting with “.” (dot) is invisible/hidden unless some step is taken to unhide it, but that’s no problem at all. I can see the snapshots when I look at the project folder from the Windows file explorer.
Thank you! This is so neat.
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Also, I used the shell:startup deal to make sure both AutoHokey and ESTLcameo each auto-load at startup of the Windows VM.
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Also, just to confirm, I not only verified that it saves the snapshots and to the correct project folder location, but also verified that the Ctrl+R hotkey works, right of the gate. I did not need to do anything in AutoHotkey to get Ctrl+R working.
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If anyone else would like to see the script I use for AutoHotkey, here it is:
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with script writing.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; ESTLcam V11: FINAL WORKING SCRIPT - New Coordinates (20px Item Height)
; TARGET FOR CTRL+S IS NOW Y=135
; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#IfWinActive ahk_exe Estlcam.exe
; 1. Open (Ctrl+O) - Y=75
^o::
Send !f ; Open File Menu
Sleep 300
Click 50, 75 ; Click 'Open'
return
; 2. Insert (Ctrl+I) - Y=95
^i::
Send !f
Sleep 300
Click 50, 95 ; Click 'Insert'
return
; 3. Update Drawing (Ctrl+U) - Y=115
^u::
Send !f
Sleep 300
Click 50, 115 ; Click 'Update Drawing'
return
; 4. Save project (Ctrl+S) - FINAL TARGET Y=135
^s::
Send !f
Sleep 300
Click 50, 135 ; Click 'Save project'
return
; 5. Save project as (Ctrl+Shift+S) - ANCHOR POINT Y=155
^+s::
Send !f
Sleep 300
WinActivate, ahk_exe Estlcam.exe
Send !f
Sleep 300
Click 50, 155 ; Click 'Save project as'
return
; 6. Save CNC program (Ctrl+P) - Y=185 (155 + 20 + 10 separator)
^p::
Send !f
Sleep 300
Click 50, 185
return
#IfWinActive
NOTE: The script for “Save project as” (assigned to Ctrl+Shift+S) is different because that hotkey choice gets intercepted by the VM software as a request to toggle to a different keyboard layout, and so I have the script shift focus back to the ESTLcam window before repeating the command to open File menu and do the virtual mouse click!
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Hello,
I’ve now added a “backup” functionality with Version 13.000:
- When the program closes the current work is automatically saved.
- Hotkey “Ctrl” + “B” also creates a backup.
- Hotkey “Ctrl” + “R” restores the backup
- Keep pressing repeatedly to access older backups.
- Older backups are automatically deleted if there are more than 100 or disk space is running low.
I know it is no 100% replacement for a real undo but at least a first step.
Christian
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This sounds great!
Can we make this optional? I sometimes just try stuff out and then close it because I know it‘s not going to be saved… 
If it saves every time, I have to delete everything again before closing it. 
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Estlcam 13 includes backup and restore, not regular undo, so, I owe you a shandy or half a beer (e.g. coors light) for now…
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[I haven’t imbibed since 2017]
Coors light is what you produce when you unload a Colt 45 later on.
On subject, that’s a really nice addition to EstlCAM. I agree with Philipp that the auto save on close should be optional.
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Hello,
“auto save” was the wrong wording - “auto backup” is more fitting.
It does not alter the project file you create by menu “file” / “save”.
It just crates a hidden backup that remains unused unless you actively restore it with the hotkey.
Christian
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