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Main Window
Below is the default layout of the full MillMage window.
For information on rearranging the layout, see Customizing the MillMage Window.
For a full list of available windows and toolbars, see Window Menu.
Click any UI element in the image below to go directly to the relevant page for that element, or scroll down for a list of elements.
Workspace / Edit Window¶
The area where you create, adjust, modify, and arrange artwork in MillMage.
See Workspace for more information.
Menus¶
Contains all of MillMage's top-level menus. Individual menus contain a wide range of tools and features.
See Menu Toolbar for a full list of top-level menus.
Main Toolbar¶
Contains functions for opening or importing files, saving, using the clipboard (copy and paste), moving or zooming the view.
See Main Toolbar for more information.
Arrange Toolbar¶
Contains tools for positioning objects, both on an individual basis and in relation to each other.
See Arrange Toolbar for more information.
Numeric Edits Toolbar¶
Contains options for adjusting the size, position, and orientation of shapes or groups of shapes in your project.
See Numeric Edits Toolbar for more information.
Text Options Toolbar¶
Contains options for adjusting attributes of Text Objects, including, Font, size (Height), spacing (HSpace and VSpace), and more.
See Create and Edit Text — Text Options Toolbar for more information.
Docking Toolbar¶
Contains tools to move selected objects left, right, up, or down, until they meet the edge of the Workspace or another object.
See Docking for more information.
Creation Toolbar¶
Contains tools for selecting objects in your Workspace, or creating Primary Shapes, text, lines, and more.
See Creation Toolbar for a full list of tools.
Modifiers Toolbar¶
Contains tools for combining, altering, and producing arrayed duplicates of graphics.
See Modifiers Toolbar for a full list of tools.
Operations Window¶
Shows the list of operations in your project. From the Operations Window, you can assign different operations to specific shapes, control the order the machine processes the operations, adjust an abbreviated set of settings for each operation, and more.
See Operations Window for more information.
Layers Window¶
Shows the layers currently assigned to graphics in your design. You can use layers as visual aids only, or select to apply Operations to all graphics set to a given layer.
See Layers Window for more information.
Move Window¶
Provides buttons to jog and position your router, along with controls for zeroing your machine.
See Move Window for more information.
Console Window¶
Displays messages from your machine's controller and commands sent to it by MillMage. You can also input direct commands to your machine through this window.
See Console Window for more information.
Macros Window¶
Use the Macros Window to create, manage, and apply Macros containing GCode commands you send to your machine frequently.
See Macros Window for more information.
Job Control Window¶
The hub for setting up and selecting a machine, Framing and Starting jobs, and more.
See Job Control Window for more information.
Color Palette¶
Contains the colors/layers that you can assign to individual graphics in MillMage. You can use layers as visual aids only, or select to apply Operations to all graphics set to a given layer.
See Color Palette for more information.
Transform Control Toggles¶
Switches that enable and disable specific types of editing across an entire project, in order to prevent accidental edits, such as inadvertently scaling a design that contains strict sizing, or moving tightly nested parts.
See Transform Control Toggles for more information.
Status Bar¶
Provides contextual information related to the active tool or process being performed.
See Status Bar for more information.
For more help using MillMage, please visit our forum to talk with MillMage staff and users, or email support.