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Beta Users: Finding Help

Find help and download the latest release candidate of MillMage in the MillMage Beta User Forum.

Users new to MillMage should follow the Getting Started guide.

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This documentation is in active development and in a prerelease state. These documents are not complete and may include missing pages, broken links, and placeholders. Content is being updated as feedback is reviewed. Your patience is appreciated.

Adding Your Machine

Consult Manufacturer Instructions

Always consult the documentation that came with your CNC machine, or the manufacturer's online resources, before beginning the device setup process. Some manufacturers provide settings bundles, importable device profiles, device drivers, or special setup instructions that are necessary to fully utilize their machines with MillMage.

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New MillMage installations will require the setup of a CNC device to customize the workspace. MillMage will close automatically if this step is not completed. Create a placeholder device if the CNC machine is not available. Having a CNC machine present or connected is not required to use the design and machining operation tools in MillMage.

Manually Add a Device to MillMage

  1. Click on the Devices button found in the Job Control window to open the Devices window.

    Highlighted Devices button in the Job Control window

  2. Select Create Manually to launch the New Device Wizard.

    Highlighted Create Manually button in the Devices window

  3. Select how you will connect your CNC machine to MillMage.

    Choose connection type between none, serial slash USB, or Ethernet slash TCP

    Most CNC users will use a USB cable and will choose Serial/USB as the connection type.

    Need to connect over the network?

    Choose Ethernet/TCP if you will be accessing your CNC machine through a network connection and enter the device IP address to continue.

    Add device network address

  4. Enter a name for your CNC machine, select the Device Units of Measure, and enter the CNC machine work area dimensions in millimeters.

    A column of machine options including naming, units of measure, and work dimensions

    Always refer to the documentation that came with your CNC machine if you're unsure of the preferred selection. Update these values anytime in the Device Settings window.

  5. Change the GCode flavor to match the GCode variation required by the machine. Refer to your device documentation for details.

    A column of options that include the type of GCode flavor, and additional optional variables

    Optionally update the remaining features as relevant. Most users will not need to change anything in the Misc Options or Supports Communication fields. Always refer to the documentation that came with your CNC machine if you're unsure of the preferred selection. Change these settings anytime in the Device Settings window.

  6. Review the New Device Wizard summary and click Finish to finish adding a device to MillMage.

    Networked Machine Summary

    A summary of the device with the name, connection type, work dimensions, and machine origin listed.

Set Default Device

Mark a specific CNC machine as the default device when adding more than one machine to MillMage by clicking Make Default → OK to finish. The default device name will marked with an *.

A list of devices with one entry, unmarked by an asterisk

A list of devices with one entry, marked by an asterisk to denote default device

Next Steps

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