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You can open the Machine-Settings from the Edit menu or the Edit toolbar:
1.Click Edit toolbar > Machine Settings Icon
Edit toolbar > Machine-Settings
2.The Machine-Settings dialog should now be open.
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Click the Orange Separators to show the parameter-boxes Cycles/Min and No of Steps. Parameter Box There are three areas in each parameter-box
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There are four arrows in the Spin-Box tool. |
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TOP ARROWS: Decrease BOTTOM ARROWS: Decrease |
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Example: the Cycles / Min data-value is 111.3 1.Click the Top Arrowheads a)Top : Left After one click: 111.3 – 0.1 = 111.2 b)Top : Right After one click: 111.2 + 0.1 = 111.3 2.Click the Bottom Arrowheads a)Bottom : Left Click: 0.1 ÷ 10 = 0.01 b)Bottom : Right Click 0.01 × 10 = 0.1 Click again: 0.1 x 10 = 1 Cycle/ Min parameter is 111.3. Spin-Increment = 1 |
1.Right-click with your mouse-pointer on the data-value The contextual menu will show. |
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To make the parameter = 0, or a minimum value if it cannot = 0 |
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To make the parameter the nearest value that is divisible by the Spin-Increment |
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To copy the value in the parameter-box to your clipboard |
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To paste the value from your clipboard to the parameter-box |
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Example: the Cycles / Min is 111.3 1.Click Round The data-value is now the nearest value that is divisible exactly by the Spin-Increment(1) 111.3 > 111.0) |
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Example: No. of Steps is 100 1.Click in the data box, so that the cursor is immediately after the No of Step value (100) 2.Enter with your keyboard: +20 to show 100+20 3.Press the enter key on your keyboard to update the value to 120 |