Options > General > Dialogs

Turning Diameter — Select how to enter coordinates when creating a Turning model:

• 3D (XYZ) — Enter coordinates as X Y Z values.
• Radius (RZ) — Enter coordinates as a radius and Z coordinate.
• Diameter (DZ) — Enter coordinates as a diameter and Z coordinate.

Turning Z Direction — Select the direction of the Z axis:

• Negative Z into the stock — When you enter Z coordinates, positive values are away from the stock and negative values are into the stock. The coordinate system is aligned in the Graphics window to show this.
• Positive Z into the stock — When you enter Z coordinates, positive values are into the stock and negative values are away from the stock. The coordinate system is aligned in the Graphics window to show this.

Note: This setting affects Z coordinates you enter in FeatureCAM, but does not affect the NC code.

Decimal Places Displayed — Select the number of decimal places displayed:

• English — The number of decimal places displayed in models using English units (inches).
• Metric — The number of decimal places displayed in models using metric units (mm).

Select the number of decimal places from the lists. For example if you want four decimal places displayed, select 0.1234.

Note: Some dialog fields may not be wide enough to display the selected number of decimal places. If this is the case, select the value in the field and press the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard to scroll.

Warp dialogs during selection — Select this option to enable auto-minimization of dialogs. To provide you with more space in the graphics window, FeatureCAM automatically minimizes some dialogs by default. For example, the Select Stock Curve dialog minimizes into a small title bar when you click the Pick Curve button.

When the dialog is minimized, the cursor shape changes to . This indicates you need to select an object in the graphics window. When you select the object, the dialog is restored. If you want to restore the dialog without making a selection, click the button in the small title bar.

Show splash screen — Select this option to display the splash screen when you open FeatureCAM.

Show feature-level tab shortcuts — Select this option to display shortcuts to the feature properties tabs in the tree view of the Feature Properties dialogs.