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Getting started

First launch
A tour of the screen
Portrait and landscape
Touch, S Pen and the viewport
Using Help
Connecting to your machine
Your first job, end to end

Machines & connection

Connecting to a machine
Machine profiles and the setup wizard
Supported controllers
Firmware settings
Remote access and the control seat

The safety model

The homing gate
Soft limits and travel
E-STOP, feed hold and reset
Safety settings

Position & work coordinates

Reading the position display
Work coordinates
Setting work zero
Saved positions
Probing
Mesh height maps

Designs

The Designs panel
Folders
Tags and sorting
Import and export

Design — modelling

The Design workspace
The Design tools
Sketching
Constraints
Construction planes, axes and points
The design tree
3D features
Surface modelling
Components and assembly
Joinery
Inlays with existing tools
Importing STEP and STL
Exporting bodies
Analyzing a design
The timeline

Manufacturing — CAM

Manufacturing
Stock and setups
The tool library in Manufacturing
Operation settings
2D strategies
Drilling
3D strategies
Simulating a toolpath
Posting a program

Parameters

Parameters

Tutorials — make complete parts

Tutorial: a parametric fixture plate
Tutorial: a revolved catch-all tray
Tutorial: a sculpted handle
Tutorial: a joinery box
Tutorial: a two-colour inlay sign
Tutorial: exact solids and mesh round trip

Running a job

Loading a program
The Control screen
Manual spindle and coolant
Checking the footprint with Outline
Rehearsing with Air Run
Single-block running and resuming after a move
Projects
Tool changes
Feed and speed overrides
Recovering an interrupted job

Tools, Macros, Wizards & History

Tools
Macros
Scripts
Wizards
Job history

Settings reference

General
Connection
Jogging
Machine Positions
Work Offsets
Probing
Tooling
Spindle
Safety
Sender
Console
Firmware
Resources
About
License

Information management

Files and storage
Backups

Troubleshooting & glossary

Troubleshooting
Glossary

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