FeatureCAM uses two
.ini files to store your settings:
- ezfm_ui.ini contains toolbars, dialog locations, graphics settings, colors, and other user settings.
- ezfm_mfg.ini contains manufacturing defaults and
.cfg settings.
The
ezfm_mfg.ini file contains default values for both inch and metric attributes. For example, there is an entry for
zrapid in inches and also an entry for
zrapid_mm in mm. In general, the name for the metric attributes is the same as the inch name, with a suffix of
_mm.
Three items from the
Options menu affect the communication with the
ezfm_ui.ini and
ezfm_mfg.ini files:
- Home tab > Options panel > Save Now — writes the current settings to the files.
- Home tab > Options panel > Reload — reads the settings contained in the files into the program.
- File > Options > General > Auto Save page > Automatically save all options... — saves the current settings when you exit the program. If this option is not selected, the settings for your current session are not saved to the files when you exit.
Note: In old versions of
FeatureCAM all program options were stored in one file, the
ezfm.ini file, located in the same folder that Windows is installed in. That file included the settings you chose for toolbars, the
Viewing,
Simulation,
Default Attributes, and
Post Options dialogs. When you run version 15 or later for the first time, it reads the existing
ezfm.ini file and splits the contents into the two new
.ini files. All changes are written to the new
.ini files, the old
.ini file does not change.