My machine has a 25"X. So When I'm working on a file that is wide, over 25", it is created in Landscape for normal viewing. When ready for cutting I rotate it to Portrait to then make the toolpaths. But now I have a change and I have to re rotate to view it easier the rotate again to do the cut....
Is there an easier way.....
Thanks
viewing wide files Landscape vs Protrait
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Re: viewing wide files Landscape vs Protrait
I can't think of any other way.
A couple of suggestions if you don't already use them: Keyboard R brings up the rotate tool. Toolpath--Toolpath Recalculate can be used when you are done to calculate all of the toolpaths at one time, assuming that you didn't add any new vectors.
A couple of suggestions if you don't already use them: Keyboard R brings up the rotate tool. Toolpath--Toolpath Recalculate can be used when you are done to calculate all of the toolpaths at one time, assuming that you didn't add any new vectors.
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Re: viewing wide files Landscape vs Protrait
After selecting all vectors and components use keyboard 9 or 0 to rotate in 45° increments.
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Re: viewing wide files Landscape vs Protrait
Change your machine setup so the X becomes the Y and the Y becomes the X.Devlin wrote:My machine has a 25"X. So When I'm working on a file that is wide, over 25", it is created in Landscape for normal viewing. When ready for cutting I rotate it to Portrait to then make the toolpaths. But now I have a change and I have to re rotate to view it easier the rotate again to do the cut....
Is there an easier way.....
Thanks
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Re: viewing wide files Landscape vs Protrait
Or make a copy of the Post-processor and swap X & Y there. Then you select whichever post-processor you want for the layout.Change your machine setup so the X becomes the Y and the Y becomes the X.
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Re: viewing wide files Landscape vs Protrait
Rcnewcomb wrote:Or make a copy of the Post-processor and swap X & Y there. Then you select whichever post-processor you want for the layout.Change your machine setup so the X becomes the Y and the Y becomes the X.
Nice tip Randall I think I might do just that for my own purpose.
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