5 Using the Control Software
5.3 Software Interface
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Save Camera
Position
Saves the current viewing angle and position of the 3D window. The next
time you open CNCBase/Motion, that saved view will be restored
automatically.
Send Tool to
Origin
Moves the tool to the workpiece origin immediately. (Available in Simulation
mode only.)
Send Tool to
Point
Displays a cursor: click any point on the workpiece, and the tool will move
directly to that point. (Available in Simulation mode only.)
Reset
Workpiece
Returns the workpiece to its original uncut form in the 3D window.
5.3.1.3.
Tool Menu and ATC Control Toolbar
The configuration of the tools and the optional 4-position tool changer is performed in the windows
listed below, all accessible from the Tools menu in the Main Menu. Some are also accessible from the
ATC Control Toolbar.
Info Table: Tool Menu and ATC Control Toolbar
Menu
Name
ATC
Control
Toolbar
Icon
Function
Window
Tool Setup
Library
-
Allows you to
specify the details
of up to twenty
tools to be used.
Specifications
include tool type
(shape), material,
radius, angle, and
more.
Click any tool listed
in the left panel,
edit its
specifications, and
click
OK
to save.