Options > File > Existing Files

You can use the Existing Files page to specify the Tools and Feed/Speed options for existing files, choose whether or not to keep log files, and change the default File Location.

Tools — Select whether to use the tool crib saved with the part file, or use FeatureCAM's tool crib.

When a part is opened in FeatureCAM:

1. The name of the tool crib that was originally used to create the file is saved in the .fm file. If there is a tool crib with the same name in the current installation of FeatureCAM, that tool crib is made current. If it does not exist, the last opened crib is used.
2. All tools that were explicitly overridden in the part file are copied to the current crib. These tools are temporary and are available only when the current part is open.
3. A new crib is created that contains only tools used for that part. This crib contains tools that were overridden and all tools that were automatically selected. The crib is called <filename>_tools_from_last_save. This crib is temporary and is available only when this part is opened.
4. If Use the tool crib saved with the part document is selected, then this new crib is the active crib.

Note: If you select Use the tool crib saved with the part document the part is cut with exactly the same tools. We do not recommend this if you are going to make modifications to your part because this small tool crib probably does not have enough tools to cut additional features.

Feed / Speed — Select whether to use the feeds and speeds tables saved with the part file, or use feeds and speeds tables from FeatureCAM's database.

When a part is opened in FeatureCAM:

1. When a file is saved, the feed/speed tables for the part's material are saved with the file.
2. If Use the F/S tables saved with the part document is selected, then this new table is used as your feed/speed database.
3. If Use the F/S tables from FeatureCAM's F/S database is selected, then the existing databases are used.

Ask me when a file is opened that contains saved information — Select this option to be prompted whenever you open a file that contains save information.

Logs — Specify whether to keep event and performance logs, and identify where they are stored in case they are required for reporting errors.

• Keep event log after exit — Select this option to keep a copy of the event log after exiting FeatureCAM.
• Keep performance log after exit — Select this option to keep a copy of the performance log after exiting FeatureCAM.
• Browse log folder — This is the location where the session log files are stored.

Browse ini folder — This is the location where your customized user settings for FeatureCAM are stored.

File location — This is the default directory for opening, saving, and importing files. If you specifically set the File Location to a particular folder, then FeatureCAM starts in that folder whenever you start up FeatureCAM in the future and FeatureCAM ignores the Start In folder that is listed in the shortcut to FeatureCAM. The starting folder is used when you first open, import, or save a part. But if you navigate to a new folder during your session, then the new folder is used for subsequent opens, imports, and saves. FeatureCAM uses the idea of a current working folder, which means that if sometime during your session you navigate to some other folder to open a file, then any future opens or saves in that session use the new folder. But the File Location folder is always used as the starting folder for the next time you run FeatureCAM.