Use the Machine Tool menu to import and manage the machine tools in the current project.
To display the menu, in the Explorer, right-click Machine Tools.
This menu contains the following:
Import Machine Tool — Select to display the Import Machine Tool dialog; this enables you to import .mtd files.
Auto-transparency — Select to increase the transparency of a machine tool if it obstructs the view of a model during a simulation.
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.
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 machine tools.