Tech Tips NC Code Selecting Postprocessors Sending code to the cnc machine Getting a tool list with the NC code Optional and mandatory stops File Extension for NC Code Editing Postprocessors Controlling Number of Decimal Places Displayed Macros in V13 Drilling Canned Cycles, the way they should be. Automatically inserting the date in your NC program Generating a single program with indexed setups Adding the program name, date to the post processor Changing fixture ID numbers Changing the "Units" of a post User Interface How to work with color overrides Setting Center of Rotation for Viewing Changing Default Startup Directory Relative positioning Status Bar Pop-up Menus User defined views 3D simulation toolpath colors How to use pick labels Making a "colors" toolbar Using colors to organize your part Using F1 to Get Quick Definitions for Feature Attributes Customizing toolbars Using color coded surfaces The view entities dialog box Customizing the status bar Deleting objects within FeatureCAM Box Zoom always at your finger tips Manufacturing Window editing tools 2.5D Milling Cutting large chamfers Tricks With Helical Ramping Engraving Serial Numbers Plunge Rough Any Curve! Milling Face Features Indexing and Wrapping Using Total Stock for a Single Roughing Pass Tap Drill Selection Hole Depth When you want to use a stock shape other than a block Creating a counterbore that can be circular cut with an endmill Multiple roughing tools Setting Multiple Plunge Points Using Total Stock to get a single rough pass Cross sections Engraving on a curve 3D Milling and modeling 3D Arc/Line Toolpath Approximation Surface from a Feature Displaying Hidden Imported Surfaces Turning Second Operations on Turned Parts Using the Cutaway View for lathe ID work Turning off the new feature wizard Default turret location (front/back) Simulation and display Faster Viewing Mode Making the stock "see through" in the 3d simulation Adjusting how finely objects are displayed 3D simulation of more than one setup at a time Stay in your current Viewing Mode Last View Calculating accurate machining time Geometry Ellipse Constructor Turning a curve into geometry Projecting a curve to the current UCS Controlling whether arc, circle centers are displayed Changing the start point of a curve Dynamic Snapping Grid makes geometry easy Using the curvature tool to determine surface curvature How to exit from the drawing mode Dongle Upgrading Dongle Troubleshooting General Form Tools Complex Hole AFR Metric Conversion Multiple Setup parts Saving Default Attributes How to reload your default attributes from the ezfm.ini file Suggested display settings for Windows Importing solid models from Mechanical Desktop How to tell Featurecam you always have a tool in a specific slot Carrying Backup Copies of the FM File Radial patterns Compatibility with New HP Printer Drivers and FeatureCAM MILL and TURN the same part To add multiple curves to a feature Do you have a request for a new Tech Tip?        Send us an email to support

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