View

This section describes the View menu of the optional 3D/2D Backplot command. These functions define how the current file is shown during the simulation.

After selecting a view, you can restart the graphical toolpath simulation.

It is possible to change to a different view during the simulation.

Zoom In / Mouse Wheel

Click on this icon to enlarge the view by "zooming in" the entire plot for a detailed view.

Zoom Out / Mouse Wheel

Click on this icon to reduce the view by "zooming out".

Fit To Window / Mouse Middle Button

Click this icon to adjust the plot view to the size of the window.

Zoom Selection

Click this icon to zoom in on the selected area.

Zoom To Highlighted

Click on this icon to zoom to the highlighted element.

View Reset

Click this icon for the default perspective view (initial size and position).

View from Top (XY/G17)

Click this icon to view the simulation from the top.

View from Bottom (XY)

Click this icon to view the simulation from the bottom.

View from Front (XZ/G18)

Click this icon to view the simulation from the front.

View from Back (XZ)

Click on this icon to view the simulation from the back.

View from Left (YZ/G19)

Click on this icon to view the simulation from the left.

View from Right (YZ)

Click this icon to view the simulation from the right.

View from Tool

Click this icon to view the simulation from the tool.

Measure Distance

Click this icon to measure the distance between 2 points.

If you want to measure the distance between two points of the generated toolpath, click this icon to get an arrow with a ruler. Move the mouse to the first point and press the left mouse button to select it. Point 1 becomes black. Drag the mouse pointer to point 2 (or point 3, 4, 5, etc.) while holding the left mouse button down to obtain the absolute distance (in space) and the distance in the XY plane (G17) and the ZX plane (G18) between the two points.