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Move Machine to Selection
The Move Machine to Selection tools move your toolhead in its physical work area to a location that corresponds to a position on your current selection in your MillMage Workspace.
Use these tools to align your toolhead and physical objects to the positions of graphics in your MillMage grid.
Warning
In order to use Move Machine to Selection, MillMage must be connected to your machine, and it must be capable of reliably homing and reporting its position accurately. If the position reported by the machine is inaccurate, using this feature may cause your toolhead to attempt to travel outside of its physical bounds.
UI Locations¶
All Move Machine to Selection tools are available in the Arrange Menu.
Options and Icons¶
All below options move the toolhead to the location in its physical work area that corresponds with the location of the chosen point on your current selection in your MillMage Workspace.
The grid in your MillMage Workspace has a coordinate system that matches the physical work area of your laser. The 0,0 position is always the location of your machine's Origin.
For example, if the bottom right corner of your selection is at 100 mm in the horizontal (X) dimension, and 200 mm in the vertical (Y) dimension in your MillMage Workspace, selecting Move Machine to Lower Right of Selection will move the toolhead to X: 100 and Y: 200 in its physical work area.
| Option | Icon | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Move Machine to Selection Center |  |
Moves laser to the center of selected objects. |
| Move Machine to Upper Left of Selection |  |
Moves laser to the top left corner of selected objects. |
| Move Machine to Upper Right of Selection |  |
Moves laser to the top right corner of selected objects. |
| Move Machine to Lower Left of Selection |  |
Moves laser to the bottom left corner of selected objects. |
| Move Machine to Lower Right of Selection |  |
Moves laser to the bottom right corner of selected objects. |
| Move Machine to Left of Selection |  |
Moves laser to the left-center of selected objects. |
| Move Machine to Right of Selection |  |
Moves laser to the right-center of selected objects. |
| Move Machine to Top of Selection |  |
Moves laser to the top-center of selected objects |
| Move Machine to Bottom of Selection |  |
Moves laser to the bottom-center of selected objects. |
Selection Coordinates¶
Edges and centers of selections are defined according to the farthest points of any object in the selection area, in each direction — imagine the selection area as the smallest possible rectangle that can contain every object in your selection. The edges and center of a selection are the same as the edges and center of that imaginary rectangle.
You can read the coordinates of any location on your selection in the Numeric Edits Toolbar. Click a point in the 9-dot control to see the horizontal position (XPos) and vertical position (YPos) of that location on your selection, in your Workspace.
Machine Coordinates¶
You can read your laser's current cooridinates in the Move Window, by clicking the Get Position button.
Note
The Move Machine to Selection tools can only move your laser in the X and Y dimensions.
Related Topics¶
For more help using MillMage, please visit our forum to talk with MillMage staff and users, or email support.