Patterns menu

Use the Patterns menu to create, edit, and manage patterns in the current project.

To display the menu, in the Explorer, right-click Patterns.

Patterns — The name of the menu.

Curve Editor — Select to display the Curve Editor tab.

Create Pattern — Select to create a new, empty pattern .

Paste as new Pattern — Select to paste entities from a model, pattern or boundary into a new pattern. If this option is dimmed you probably do not have anything on the clipboard to paste into a new pattern. To place something on the clipboard, select the entity (part of a model, pattern or boundary) and use Ctrl+C.

Pattern Names — Select to specify the template used to name new patterns.

This controls the naming convention used when creating multiple entities.

• Rename — Select to display the Enter Template dialog, which enables you to specify a new template.

  Enter the name of the template prefix you want to insert and click . This displays the prefix on the menu. New patterns use this prefix.

  Pattern Names > Rename: None — When displayed, does not add a prefix to new pattern names.

  Pattern Names > Rename: prefix — When displayed, adds a prefix to new pattern names.

• Off — Select to remove the template so that all new patterns do not use a template. Existing pattern names remain unchanged. Selecting this option changes the rename option to Pattern Names > Rename: None.

Folder Names — Select to specify the template used for all new folders.

These menu options control the naming convention used when creating multiple folders.

• Rename — Select to display the Enter Template dialog, which enables you to specify a new template.

  Enter the name of the template prefix you want to insert, and then click . This displays the prefixon the menu and all new folders use this prefix.

  Folder Names > Rename: None — When displayed, PowerMill does not add a prefix to new folder names.

  Folder Names > Rename: prefix— When displayed, PowerMill adds the prefix to new folder names.

• Off — Select to remove the template so that all new folders do not use a template. Existing folder names remain unchanged. Selecting this option changes the rename option to Folder Names > Rename: None.

Deactivate — Select to deactivate the currently active pattern.

Draw All — Select to display all patterns in the graphics area .

Undraw All — Select to hide all patterns currently displayed.

Edit — Select to display the standard editing options. These editing options apply to all patterns and not just the active one.

• Transform — Select to display the Pattern Transform tab, which enables you to move, rotate, scale or mirror a pattern.
• Delete Selected Components - deletes the selected pattern components.

Create Folder — Select to create a folder so you can organise entities in the Explorer. You can rename a folder in the normal way and drag and drop entities into it. See Explorer for more information.

Delete All — Select to delete all patterns.