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Feed and speed overrides

An override scales the program's numbers while it runs. If a cut chatters, slow the feed; if it is too timid, speed it up. The program itself is not changed, and the next run starts from the program's own numbers again.

Open the Overrides drawer

Overrides appears in the command rail once a job is running, held or spinning up, and is available when Enable Speed Override is on in Settings → Sender (it is on by default). Tap it to open the drawer, and again, or Done, to close it. The drawer closes by itself when the job ends.

The Overrides drawer: Feed, Rapid and Spindle as the controller reports them, the presets, and the step buttons
The Overrides drawer: Feed, Rapid and Spindle as the controller reports them, the presets, and the step buttons

What it shows and does

The readouts at the top are the controller's own: Feed, Rapid and Spindle, in percent. They change when the controller confirms a change.

RowButtonsWhat they change
Feed−10, −1, 100%, +1, +10Every cutting feed (G1, G2, G3)
Rapid100%, 50%, 25%Rapid moves (G0)
Spindle−10, −1, 100%, +1, +10The spindle speed

100% returns that row to the program's own number.

Presets

PresetFeedRapidSpindle
First cut60%25%100%
Finish pass80%100%100%
100%100%100%100%

First cut is a cautious start for a new program: slower cutting and gentle rapids while you watch. 100% puts everything back.

The starting percentage

Override Percent in Settings → Sender sets the feed override a job starts with: at Start, Prime Motion steps the feed override to that percentage. At 100, the default, the job starts at the program's own feeds.

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