You can save a toolpath and its parameters as a custom strategy. You can then use the strategy to create new toolpaths with the same parameters.
To save a toolpath as a custom strategy:
- Click Toolpath tab > File panel > Export to display the Save Strategy dialog.
- Specify which category to use to save the strategy. By default,
PowerMill saves the strategy to the
My Strategies category (C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local). To save the strategy in a different category:
- Click
to display the PowerMill Paths dialog.
- Click
and specify a new path.
- Click OK. If you create a new category with the same name as an existing category, PowerMill merges the content of the two categories.
- Click Close on the PowerMill Paths dialog.
- Click
- Choose to save all, or only a selection, of the toolpath parameters. By default,
PowerMill saves all toolpath parameters.To save a selection of parameters:
- Click Advanced and select Save selected parameters only.
- Select the parameters you want to save.
- If you want to add the strategy to the
Favourites category on the
Strategy Selector dialog, select the
Add to Favourites button
.
- Click Save. This displays the Save Toolpath Strategy dialog.
- Enter a filename and click Save. This displays the strategy in the Strategy Selector dialog.
Adding a strategy icon and preview graphic
To add a strategy icon, in a Windows Explorer window, add the icon graphic file to the folder where the strategy is saved. The graphic must:
- be an .ico file
- have the same filename as the strategy file; and
- be 16 x 16 pixels (0.34 cm x 0.34 cm) or smaller.
To add a preview graphic, in a Windows Explorer window, add the preview graphic file to the folder where the strategy is saved. The graphic must:
- be a .png file
- have the same filename as the strategy file; and
- be 180 x 180 pixels (3.9 cm x 3.9 cm) or smaller.