Configuration
Tools - Options
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Arcs are displayed using multiple line segments. This setting defines the angle between each segment. Smaller numbers make smoother curves but slower display rates. |
New [0.9.8N] |
The tolerance used when automatic arc fitting is applied in some drawing operations. Zero will use an automatically calculated value. |
New [0.9.8] |
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New [0.9.8N] |
Whether to apply arc fitting in certain drawing operations (such as plane slicing). |
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When displaying surface meshes, faces with back facing normals (using right hand rule) are not displayed. This can speed up displaying meshes considerably and also make the wireframe 3D view clearer. |
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If Set this option The version check only downloads a tiny text file from the CamBam web site containing the latest version number. No other information is transferred. |
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The color used to display toolpath cut widths. |
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This is the font used when no font is specified for text drawing objects. |
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A default file extension used when gcode files are produced. |
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The color to use when new layers are inserted into a drawing. |
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The default script to insert whenever Script Objects are inserted.. |
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The default color to use to display stock objects. |
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An integer number used to control the number of information messages displayed in the message pane at the bottom of the CamBam interface. Typical values are 0 to 4, where 0 displays little or no messages and 4 displays reams of diagnostic information. |
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Controls the method used to display the 3D drawing view. Changing the DisplayMode option requires CamBam to be restarted. Holding the SHIFT key while starting CamBam will force the use of |
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This property can contain the filename of a CamBam drawing (.cb file) to be used as a template for new drawings. Whenever a new drawing is created, or a non CamBam (such as DXF, 3DS etc) is loaded, the basic format and properties of the drawing template will be used for that document. This is useful for setting default values for properties stored in documents, such as Post Processors. |
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This sets the drawing units to be used for new drawings. This property may be overridden by the drawing units of the |
New [0.9.8] |
When saving CamBam (.cb), library or post processor files, a backup of the existing file is created before overwriting. The backup file is of the format 'filename.b#', where # is a number. The number of backups to keep is specified in the |
New [0.9.8] |
Specify an external command used to edit gcode files. If no command is specified, the internal editor is used. GCode files can be edited by invoking the Machining, Edit gcode menu option. Example: |
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New [0.9.8N] |
The version of the OpenGL shader language to use. 110 is older but should be more compatible with older display drivers. 330 may only be supported by newer display drivers. |
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The color of the drawing grid. |
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Information that defines the drawing grid when Inches drawing units are used.
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Information that defines the drawing grid when Metric drawing units are used. |
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The desired language to use for the CamBam user interface. CamBam will need to be restarted for this change to take effect. Language translation files will need to be downloaded from the internet for the translations to function. The translation files may be periodically updated. Use the Tools - Download latest translations menu item to download the latest versions from the CamBam website. See www.cambam.info/ref/ref.lang for more details. |
New [0.9.8f] |
If Back tracks can cause the offset routines to produce unexpected results. |
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The key and mouse combination used to rotate the drawing view. |
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The color used to select paint selected shapes. |
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Controls how much unselected shapes are faded (as a percent). |
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Sets whether the drawing grid is displayed. Alternatively use the show grid button on the toolbar. |
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If This option can also be changed from the View - Snap to Grid menu option or toggled using Ctrl+G. |
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When splines are displayed, their shape is approximated by line segments. This setting controls the number of segments used to display. A larger number will give a smoother appearance but may slow display performance. This setting does not affect the resolution of geometric operations based on splines, such as toolpath generation. |
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Splines are converted to polylines internally before they can be used for some operations, such as toolpath generation. This setting controls the degree of error allowed in this conversion, measured in drawing units. A smaller value will result in more accurate spline conversions but can hinder performance considerably. |
New [0.9.8f] |
The system path is the root folder where CamBam library (styles, tools etc), post processor and drawing templates are stored. The following macros can be used:
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Text objects are converted to polylines internally before they can be used for some operations, such as toolpath generation. This setting controls the degree of error allowed in this conversion, measured in font units (0-2048). A smaller value will result in more accurate text conversions but can hinder performance considerably. |
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Message to display when CamBam is busy calculating. Displayed in full, unexpurgated technicolor! :-) |
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The color of arc segments in toolpaths. |
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The color of line segments in toolpaths. |
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The color used to display toolpath rapids. |
New [0.9.8N] |
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The color of the drawing background. |
New [0.9.8N] |
For Smaller values will give a greater perspective effect but may result in some clipping when viewing larger objects. |
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The color used to display text in the drawing view. |
New [0.9.8L] |
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Number of simultaneous worker threads to use. |