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| Menu location |
|---|
| Path → Project Setup → Project |
| Workbenches |
| Path |
| Default shortcut |
| P,P |
| See also |
Description
The Project tool creates a Project object in the active document. The Project object is meant to gather different Path operations to be exported as one G-Code program.
The Project behaves like a Path Compound object, and can contain any number of Path objects. It also contains a Machine object that holds different settings of the machine the G-code program will be fed to.
Usage
- Press the
Project button - Drag and drop Path objects onto the new Project in the Tree view
Properties
- DATAOutput File: A path to a g-code file where this Project will be exported to when pressing the
Post Process tool
Machine Properties
- DATAMachine Units: Specifies if the machine is configured in inches or metric system
- DATAPost Processor: Allows to set a post processor script to be used when exporting the project
- DATAX: X coordinate of the home position
- DATAY: Y coordinate of the home position
- DATAZ: Z coordinate of the home position
- DATAX_Min: Minimal X position of the machine head
- DATAX_Max: Maximal X position of the machine head
- DATAY_Min: Minimal Y position of the machine head
- DATAY_Max: Maximal Y position of the machine head
- DATAZ_Min: Minimal Z position of the machine head
- DATAZ_Max: Maximal Z position of the machine head
- DATATooltable: Holds the table of tools of the machine (editable by double-clicking the machine)