The View Toolbar

Above the view window is a handy toolbar that allows easier access to common tools. With the ability to create a double sided project you have easy access to switch between the Top and Bottom Sides of your project. The Layers Drop down bar has now moved from the drawing tab to the View Toolbar, making it accessible at all times. The other icons displayed in order of left to right are as follows:

Snapping Toggle Options

• Snap to geometry
• Smart Snapping
• Snap to Grid

View Controls

• Toggle Pan / Twiddle View
• Zoom to box
• Zoom to drawing
• Zoom to selection

Toolpath Drawing Toggle

• Toggle 2D Toolpath Drawing
• Toggle solid 2D Toolpath Drawing

3D Drawing

• Toggle drawing of material block

Two-Sided Machining

When you are working on a two-sided job additional icons will appear on the View Toolbar. On the left you will see an icon indicating whether the job you are working on will be flipped horizontally or vertically. This is important because the software will automatically mirror your toolpaths and geometry around different axes depending on this setting. To maintain the correct alignment of your toolpaths you must physically turn the material on your CNC machine in the same direction as you have specified during the design process.

• Turn horizontally from left to right.
• Turn vertically, end over end.

The next button indicates which side you are currently working on. It is a toggle button that can be clicked. Clicking this button swaps the active side of your job.

• Top side is active, all operations will apply to the Top side.
• Bottom side is active, all operations will apply to the Bottom side.

The final additional tool for two-sided job is on the right hand side of the View Toolbar and it allows you to toggle the 3D composite relief to show either the currently active side or your model only, or both sides of your model as a single solid block.

• Toggle Two-Sided View