Setups menu

Use the Setups menu to create and manage Setups in the current project.

To display the menu, in the Explorer, right-click the Setups branch.

Create Setup — Select to create a new Setup.

Setup Names — Select to specify the template used to name new Setups. 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 then click . This displays the prefix on the menu. New Setups use this prefix.

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

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

• Off — Select to remove the template so that all new Setups do not use a template. Existing Setup names remain unchanged. Selecting this option changes the rename option to Setup 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. 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 Setup.

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 — Click to delete all the Setups, and the toolpaths they contain, in the current project.