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Devices

The Devices window shows all the devices you've added to MillMage. Use this window to add new devices, Import and Export devices, and manage existing devices.

Accessing the Devices Window¶

To open the Devices window, click the Devices button in the Job Control Window.

Managing Devices¶

Device List¶

The main section of the Devices window lists all the devices you've added to MillMage. Click a machine to select it and see a device summary below the Device List. Some buttons in this window are only available with a device selected.

On a fresh install, this list will be empty. MillMage will ask you to set up a device in order to continue. There are a few ways to do this:

Use Create Manually to manually set up your machine.
Import a .mmdev file to load a pre-configured machine profile.
Select Import Preferences / Bundle to import a previously exported .mmprefs file or .mmzip bundle.

You must add at least one device in order to use MillMage. If you don't have a CNC yet, you can choose Create Manually and enter placeholder parameters, or close out of the Devices window and select Create a dummy machine — MillMage will then automatically create a device profile with arbitrary parameters for you.

Create Manually¶

Starts the New Device Wizard to manually set up a machine.

Import¶

Imports a .mmdev file to recreate a device you've exported from another MillMage installation. See Migration for more information.

Make Default¶

Sets the currently selected device as the default. If you have multiple devices, use this to set which device is active when MillMage launches. The current default device has an asterisk before the name.

Edit¶

Opens the New Device Wizard to go back through the device creation process on the selected CNC. You can also double-click any device in the list to re-open the New Device Wizard for that device.

See Device Settings for help with settings not covered in the device creation process.

Remove¶

Removes the selected CNC from MillMage. Make sure you have the right device selected!

Export¶

Exports a .mmdev file for the selected device. Use this to back up a device or recreate the device on a different computer. See Migration for more information.

Import Preferences / Bundle¶

This button is only presented in the Devices window on a fresh install, or when you have no devices profiles currently created.

Clicking this button will open your system's file browser, where you can navigate to the location of a previously exported .mmprefs file or .mmzip bundle.

Right-click any device in the list to open a context menu with additional options.

Duplicate¶

Opens the New Device Wizard and populates each step with identical settings from the selected device, with the exception of appending (Duplicate) to the name. You can adjust any setting, including the name, during this process.

Set Icon¶

Opens your system's file browser, where you can select a custom icon for the selected device from your computer. The icon must be 1024 x 1024 pixels or fewer in size.

Order by Name¶

Rearranges the list of devices in alphabetical order.

Order by Type¶

Rearranges the list of devices by type. Sections of types are arranged in alphabetical order.

OK and Cancel¶

Click OK to save any changes you've made and exit the Devices window.

Click Cancel or X-out of the window to discard any changes you don't want to save.

Troubleshooting¶

If the button you want is disabled, make sure you have a device selected.
If you haven't added any CNCs yet and try to close the window, MillMage will open a window asking you to either go back and create a device profile, quit MillMage, or Create a dummy machine, automatically creating a device with arbitrary parameters.

For more help using MillMage, please visit our forum to talk with MillMage staff and users, or email support.