Tormach 1500MX - About Pathpilot; Notebook Section; Main Tab; File Tab

6.1 ABOUT PATHPILOT
PathPilot is a combination hardware and software system that
you use to control your machine. The controller hardware runs
the PathPilot software.
The PathPilot interface is divided into sections: the Notebook
section is in the top half of the screen, and the Persistent
Controls section is in the bottom half.
Figure 6-1: Sections in the PathPilot interface.
6.2 NOTEBOOK SECTION
Figure 6-2: Notebook section.
The areas displayed in the Notebook section change depending
on the activity that you're doing. Activities are grouped into the
following tabs:
6.2.1 Main Tab 110
6.2.2 File Tab 110
6.2.3 Settings Tab 111
6.2.4 Offsets Tab 111
6.2.5 Conversational Tab 111
6.2.6 Probe Tab 111
6.2.7 Status Tab 112
6.2.1 Main Tab
Figure 6-3: Main tab.
By default, the Main tab is active when you power on the
PathPilot controller. From the Main tab, you can do the
following activities:
l Access G-code files that are already loaded into
PathPilot, and open or close them.
For information, see "Access Recent G-Code Files"
(page119); "Close the Current Program" (page119).
l Send G-code commands directly to the machine using
the Manual Data Input (MDI)Line DROfield.
For information, see "Manually Enter Commands"
(page151).
l In a G-code program, do tasks like finding specific terms
in the code, reading the code, or viewing the generated
tool path.
For information, see "Search in the Code" (page120);
"Expand the G-Code Tab" (page120); "Change the View
of the Tool Path Display" (page122).
6.2.2 File Tab
Figure 6-4: File tab.
From the File tab, you can do the following activities:
l Transfer G-code files into the PathPilot controller.
For information, see "Transfer Files to and From the
Controller" (page118).
l Edit G-code files.
For information, see "Edit G-Code" (page119).
l Load .nc files into PathPilot to run a program.
For information, see "Load G-Code" (page164).
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