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Configuration Tab

The Configuration tab contains various settings for managing various features like outputs, G-Code, Colors, Preferences, and more. All features will be summarized on this page but each hyperlinked feature can be clicked on to see a more detailed description for more information.

Project group

  • Properties — The features on the Settings window, Properties tab enable you to set properties for the verification session, such as: cut mode, resolution and tolerance values that affect cut model display, accuracy, and motion simulation.

  • Output Files — The features on the Settings window, Output Files tab enable you to specify, View, and adjust settings for Vericut output files (Log file and Optimization file).

  • G-Code Outputs — The features on the G-Code Outputs tab enable you to configure the settings required to support processing of G-Code NC program files.

  • G-Code Advanced — The features on the G-Code Advanced tab enable you to specify “Machine Locations” to store work offsets and machine locations specific to the current NC program file(s) and “Tool Offsets” to store tool-related offset and cutter compensation data, control which levels of block skipping are recognized, and specify the block skip character. Select which Sync Sub-system is to be used.

  • APT Settings — The features on the Settings window, APT Settings tab enable you to configure the settings required to support the processing of APT-CLS NC program files.

  • Auto Save — The features on the Settings window, Auto Save tab enable you to configure Vericut to automatically save In Process files, View Capture image files (such as PostSript, EPSF, TIFF, JPEG or PNG files), or Vericut Solid (.vct) files. Saving is based on user specified events or when Vericut detects errors during NC program processing.

  • Colors — Opens the Color window enabling you to define the colors seen in Vericut.

  • Reset Cut Color — this button is used to clear set color options, restoring the default Color options of the program. See Color window, Cut Colors tab for additional details.

  • Resolution — controls the quality of cut model display. Increasing resolution displays a more accurate representation of the cut model, and requires more computer resources and processing time to display and manipulate the model. A coarse display resolution is automatically used when dynamically manipulating the model, such as rotation, zooming, etc. When the dynamic action is finished, the display is upgraded to the previous resolution. Options:

  • Manual — A display resolution which allows most models to be manipulated with acceptable performance and display quality.

  • Auto — Automatically sets display resolution based on viewing distance from the model. Resolution automatically increases when you zoom closer to see details on the model, and decreases as you zoom out.

  • Logger Options — Used to specify what information that you want displayed in the logger, when you want to clear the Logger, or copy a Logger message to paste into another document.

Global group

  • Preferences — Opens the Preferences window, enabling you to set various preference options for the software including default views, overall software appearance, preferred save locations, notifications about projects, and much more.

  • Path Variables — Opens the Path Variables window, enabling users to record and potentially add to a list of all the environment variables that are defined in a project file.

  • Favorites — Opens the Favorites panel, enabling you to quickly access frequently used directories and files without using a file selection window each time.