You can use the context menu to shade the burn area of electrodes. This gives flexibility for machining within PowerMill because you can define a template to machine the different areas appropriately.
To display shading of the burn area:
- Right-click an electrode to display the context menu.
- Click Burn-area shading to toggle the shading on and off.
The default shading for the faces is as follows:
- burning — red
- extension — orange
- clearance — yellow
- base — green
The settings for burn area shading are stored in:
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\PowerShapexxxxx\file\electrode\electrode_burn_region_shading.con
Warning: If you edit the default .con file, you must copy it into the shareddb, otherwise when PowerShape is updated the changes and additions are lost.