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Startup window

The following window is displayed when you start PowerMill:

The screen is divided into the following main areas:

Quick Access Toolbar — Enables you to quickly access frequently used ribbon commands, such as Save, without having to navigate the ribbon.

Ribbon — A collection of tabs and panels that organise PowerMill functionality.

Explorer Provides control over all PowerMill entities.

Graphics window is the working area of the screen.

View toolbar — provides quick access to common views and shading options in PowerMill. The full range of viewing options are available on the View tab .

ViewCube enables you to interactively orientate the contents of the graphics window.

Status and Information toolbar enables you to create and activate workplanes, display various preset and user-defined settings. If you hover the cursor over a button, help is displayed. The help can be, for example, a brief description of the item beneath the cursor, or information about the calculation that is in progress.

Tip: If you want to change background colours, click File tab > Options > Customise Colours and choose View Background. You can change the Top and/or Bottom colours and Reset them or Restore Defaults if you change your mind afterwards.
Note: PowerMill remembers your colour selections from one session to the next.

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