CAM ExportTemplate: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:05, 24 February 2020

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Post Process

G-Code Inspector

Path

Menu location
Path ExportTemplate
Path → Export Template
Workbenches
Path
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Path SetupSheet

Description

Exporting Job templates provides a convenient mechanism to save commonly used Job definitions from within an existing Job. This facilitates the setup of future Jobs, that are largely similar, by allowing Job template import during the Job creation process.

The Edit → Preferences... → Path → Job Preferences tab, Defaults → Template sets the default template.

Usage

Creating a Template

From within any configured Job, invoke the Export Template command from the Path menu, or by right-clicking the Job node in the Combo view.
Select elements for inclusion from the Export Template configuration dialogue.
Click OK and save the template. The template name must follow the pattern of job_<template name>.json When shown in the selection combobox, the job_ prefix and extension will not be shown. Path workbench access requires saving the templates in the Macro directory or Path Directory, as configured in Path Preferences.

Options

Post Processing

Postprocessor selection
Postprocessor arguments
Output file name

Stock

Extent: Stock Size
Placement: Stock Location

Setup Sheet

Operation Heights
Operation Depths
Tool Rapid Speeds

Tool controllers

Selected Tool controllers.

Post Process

G-Code Inspector

Path

Template:Path Tools navi

User documentation

Getting started
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 ==Description== <!--T:2-->
 <!--T:3-->
+Exporting Job templates provides a convenient mechanism to save commonly used Job definitions from within an existing Job.  This facilitates the setup of future Jobs, that are largely similar, by allowing Job template import during the Job creation process.
-Job Templates provide a convenient way to streamline the setup of Path Jobs.
-# Creating a Template
-) Create a Job and configure it as you normally would.
-) Select the Job node in the tree and right click to display the context menu.  Select the menu item to 'Export Template'
-) The template configuration dialog is shown.  Select which items you want included in the template.
-) Click OK and save the template.  The template name must follow the pattern of job_<some name>.json  When shown in the selection combobox, the job_ prefix and extension will not be shown.  To be accessible to Path, the templates should be saved into your Macro directory or Path Directory as configured in Path Preferences.
+<!--T:7-->
+The {{MenuCommand|Edit → Preferences... → Path → Job Preferences tab, Defaults → Template}} sets the default template.
 ==Usage== <!--T:4-->
 <!--T:5-->
+Creating a Template
-# Select a Job node in the Tree
-# click the [[Image:Path ExportTemplate.png|16px]] [[Path ExportTemplate|Export Template]] menu item
+#From within any configured Job, invoke the [[Image:Path_ExportTemplate.svg|16px]] [[Path ExportTemplate|Export Template]] command from the '''Path''' menu, or by right-clicking the Job node in the [[Combo view]].
+#Select elements for inclusion from the '''Export Template''' configuration dialogue.
+#Click {{Button | OK}} and save the template.  The template name must follow the pattern of '''job_'''''<template name>'''''.json'''  When shown in the selection combobox, the '''job_ '''prefix and extension will not be shown.  Path workbench access requires saving the templates in the Macro directory or Path Directory, as configured in [[Path Preferences]].
 ==Options== <!--T:6-->
-== Post Processing ==
+== Post Processing == <!--T:8-->
-* the post processor selection
+* Postprocessor selection
-* Post Processor arguments
+* Postprocessor arguments
 * Output file name
-== Stock ==
+== Stock == <!--T:9-->
-* the Extent (optionally)
+* Extent:  Stock Size
-* the Placement of the stock material (optionally)
+* Placement: Stock Location
-== Setup Sheet ==
+== Setup Sheet == <!--T:10-->
 * Operation Heights
 * Operation Depths
 * Tool Rapid Speeds
-== Tool controllers ==
+== Tool controllers == <!--T:11-->
-* select individual tool controllers.
+* Selected Tool controllers.
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