VERICUT Help - Edit Menu

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Edit menu

Text File
Location: Edit menu > Text File

The Text File option opens a text editor window enabling you to open any ASCII text
file and start editing. The following is a general description of the features available for
searching and editing text and tool path files throughout VERICUT. The features
available in a particular window may vary depending on the purpose of the window that
they appear in.

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Menu Bar:
The menu bar located at the top of the window provides easy access to major functions.
Each menu contains groups of related functions. Left-click on any menu name to display
the list of functions available in that menu. Click on the function in the menu you want to
use. The name of the current file is also displayed in this area.

File:
Open — Open a file.
Save — Save the current file.
Save As — Save the current file under a different name.
Print — Print the file.
Exit — Close the window.
Edit:
Cut — Cuts the highlighted text in the file listing and puts it in the paste buffer.
Copy — Copies the highlighted text in the file listing to the paste buffer.
Paste — Puts the contents of the paste buffer at the location of the cursor in the file
listing.

Icon Bar:

The items in the Icon Bar enable you to search for, and/or replace, specific items in the
file listing, print the file, or exit the window. Moving the cursor over the icon will display
name of the option. Each feature (from left to right) is described below.

Open File — Opens a file selection window enabling you to select another file.

Save File — Save the current file.

Line Number or Search Text — Use this text field to enter a line number, or a string of
text, to search for.

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Goto Line Number — Moves the cursor in the file listing to the line number
specified in the Line Number or Search Text field.

Search Forward — Searches forward in the file listing for the text string specified
in the Line Number or Search Text field.

Search Backward — Searches backward in the file listing for the text string
specified in the Line Number or Search Text field.
Replacement Text — Use this text field to enter a "replacement text" string.

Replace One — Replace one occurrence of text string in the Line Number or Search
Text field (or the highlighted text in the file listing) with the text string in the
Replacement Text field.

Replace All — Replace all occurrences of the text string in the Line Number or
Search Text field with the text string in the Replacement Text field.

Print — Print the file.

Close Window — Closes the window.

Shortcut: Right-click in the Text File Edit window to display the following menu:

These features provide the same functionality as those available under Edit in the menu
bar.

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Editing an ASCII Text File

VERICUT provides a fast and easy way to edit any ASCII text file. All standard text
editing features are supported, such as: copy/cut, paste, search, etc.

To edit an ASCII text file:

1. In the VERICUT main Menu Bar, click Edit menu > Text File.
2. In the text editor window that displays, select File menu > Open in the text editor
menu bar to display the Open file selection window.
3. In the file selection window, specify the /path/filename of the text file that you want
to edit and then select Open. The contents of the text file will be displayed in the text
editor window.
4. Edit the file as desired.
5. When finished editing the file, select File menu > Save in the text editor window
menu bar to save the changes in the existing text file or select File menu > Save As
in the text editor window menu bar to display the Save As file selection window and
use it to specify the /path/filename of a new text file where you want the modified
text saved.

6. Select File menu > Exit in the text editor window menu bar, or click on the
(Close Window) icon in the text editor window toolbar to close the text editor
window.

See Text File, also in the Edit menu section of VERCUT Help for additional information.

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NC Program

The NC Program option displays a list of all NC programs and subroutines in the project
file. Choosing one of the NC program files/subroutines opens a text editor window with
the selected NC program file/subroutine file loaded and ready for editing. Standard text
editing features are provided, such as: copy/cut, paste, search, etc. See NC Program
Editor, in the Project Tree section of VERICUT Help or VERICUT Composite Simulation
Help for complete information.

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Colors (Color window)

VERICUT Users:
VERICUT: Edit menu > Colors

Toolbar short cut for accessing the Color window:

Mold and Die Users:

Mold and Die Location: Other Settings page > Colors

Notebook Feature:

Cutter Grinder Users:

Cutter Grinder Location: Other Settings page > Colors

Notebook Feature:

The Colors option opens the Color window enabling you to define the colors seen in
VERICUT. Colors are changeable at any time. The affect of changing colors is
immediate.

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Assign tab — Features on this tab are used to assign Error, Reset Cut and Background
colors.
Cut Colors tab — Features on this tab assign colors to machine cuts made in the
workpiece.
Define tab — Features on this tab define colors seen in VERICUT, and control light
brightness.

OK — Saves tab settings and closes the VERICUT Color window.

Apply — Saves tab settings and leaves the VERICUT Color window open.
Cancel — Closes the VERICUT Color window without saving tab settings.

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Color window, Assign tab

The features on the Assign tab are used to assign Error, Reset Cut and Background
colors.

Error — Color for highlighting unsafe machining conditions (default: "Red"). The "error
color" will help you identify the following potentially dangerous situations:
Material removed while cutting too fast (known as a "fast feed" error)
Cuts in clamps, fixtures, bolts, and other hardware holding the workpiece
Material removed by non-cutting portions of the tool, such as: tool holders,
extensions, etc.
Gouges in a design model (via AUTO-DIFF)

Floor, Ceiling, Wall — Colors of the floor, ceiling and walls displayed in a machine
view when Background is set to Walls in the View menu > Attributes window. A
sample machine is shown below with the floor, ceiling and walls in the background. The
tile affect on the floor is created by alternating the Floor and Ceiling colors.

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Shaded Background — Use to specify the color that will be displayed when the view
Background attribute is set to Shaded.
Reset Cut — Color applied to all cuts in the workpiece when a Reset Cut Color
operation is performed (see below). By default this color is set the same color as the stock
model to give the appearance of uncut stock, however, any defined color can be selected.
Reset Cut Color — When selected, the colors of all cuts in the workpiece are changed to
the single color specified by Reset Cut (see above).

To Color window

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Color window, Cut Colors tab

The features on the Cut Colors tab enable you to assign colors to the machine cuts made
in the workpiece. The items displayed on this tab will vary depending on the Color
Method selected.

Color Method
Method of determining colors used to shade machined cuts. Options are:
Cut Color Table — Cut color is determined by the Cut Sequence/Color list defined in
the Cut Color Table.

Cut Seq. / Color list — List of colors used for material cut with a safe cutting
feed rate (less than the Fast Feed threshold). The cut color list associates colors
with cut sequences in the NC program file. A new cut sequence is assumed when
a tool with a different shape is loaded for cutting. All portions of the cutting tool
shape are considered for differences. When the number of cut sequences exceeds
the number of cut colors defined in the table, Recycle Cut Color determines the
cut color for the remaining tools (see below).

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Double-click on the cut sequence number in the table to edit it. Double-click on a
color in the table and select from the pull-down color list to change a color. Add
or remove colors from the pull-down list using the Shade Colors list feature on the
Color window, Define tab.
Add — Use to add Cut Sequences/Colors to the list.
Delete — Use to delete Cut Sequences/Colors from the list.
Recycle Cut Color — When selected, recycles colors in the cut color list when
the tool path contains more tools than cut colors defined. For example, assume
that 4 cut colors are defined. When tool 5 is encountered VERICUT recycles cut
color 1, tool 6 uses cut color 2, and so on. When this option cleared, the last
defined cut color is used for cut sequences that follow the last defined cut
sequence color. Using the example above, tool 4, 5 and 6 would receive the cut
color defined for cut sequence 4.

Tool Color — Cut color is determined by the tool color property stored in a VERICUT
Tool Library.

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Feed Range Color — Cut color is determined by the feed rate programmed in the NC
program file.

Feed Range / Color list — List of colors used for material cut within a specified
feed rate range. The cut color list associates colors with feed rates in the NC
program file. Using the sample table shown above, cuts using a feed rate between
0 and 25 will be displayed Aquamarine. Cuts using a feed rate between 25 and 49
will be displayed Light Steel, and so on.
Double-click on the Feed Range number in the table to edit it. Double-click on a
color in the table and select from the pull-down color list to change a color. Add
or remove colors from the pull-down list using the Shade Colors list feature on
the Color window, Define tab.

Add — Use to add Feed Ranges/Colors to the list.

Delete — Use to delete Feed Ranges/Colors from the list.

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NC Program File Color — Cut color is determined by the Cut Sequence/Color list
defined in the Cut Color Table method described above except that the Cut Sequence
changes as the NC program file changes instead of when the tool changes. If a Project file
only uses one NC program file, then all cuts will be the same color.

To Color window

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Color window, Define tab

The features on the Define tab enable you to define the colors seen in VERICUT, and
control light brightness.

Shade Color list — List of colors that can be used to shade solid objects seen in
VERICUT, such as: models, cutting tools, and machined cuts (maximum 128 colors).
The number of shade colors also affects shade quality. The color band at the bottom of
the window displays the shade variations of the selected color in the list, as impacted by
the total number of defined colors. Once defined, assign the colors to solid objects using
the features on the Assign tab and the Cut Colors tab.
Add — Use to add colors to the Shade Color list.
Delete — Use to delete colors from the Shade Color list.
Red-Green-Blue slidebars — Control the amount of red, green, and blue color
components mixed to define a color. The exact value is shown in the field to the right of
each slidebar (0=none to 255=maximum).

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Color List — Opens a window of pre-mixed colors selectable for background,

foreground, and shade colors. Click on the desired color.

RGB Pick List window

Brightness — Controls the amount of light for shading solid objects. Options are:
High

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Normal

Low

Flat Colors group:

Background — Select this option to change the color of the graphics area background
when View menu > Attributes: Background is set to "Flat". You can also change the
background to display a shaded color, or machine views can display ceiling, floor, and
walls.

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Foreground — Select this option to change the color of items drawn on top of the
VERICUT display, for example: coordinate system axes, lines indicating the bounding
region of selected models/components, etc.
The Background and Foreground colors should be different, or foreground-colored items
may "blend in" with the background.

To Color window

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