Warning
The current version of MillMage is a Release Candidate — a stable version of software that is nearly ready for official release, but in need of additional public testing. Please report any unexpected behavior in the MillMage Software Questions section of our forum, including screenshots and as much detail as possible. Ask hardware compatibility questions in the MillMage Hardware Compatibility section.
Users new to MillMage should follow the Getting Started guide.
Video: How to Use a Release Candidate
This video features our sister software, LightBurn. While there may be slight differences in appearance and layout, the demonstrated processes are similar in MillMage.
Warning
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.
Window Menu
Use the Window Menu to control and customize your Workspace view, enable and disable windows and toolbars, or reset MillMage's layout to its original state.
Any window or toolbar that is currently enabled will have a check mark next to it. Click unchecked windows or toolbars to enable them, and click again to disable them.
For more information on enabling, disabling, and customizing the position of windows and toolbars, see Customizing the MillMage Window.
Click any option in the image below to go directly to the relevant page for that tool or window, or scroll down for a list of options, toolbars, windows, and descriptions.
Reset to Default Layout¶
Restores the layout of the full MillMage window to the same layout as a fresh installation.
See Reset to Default Layout for more information.
Preview¶
Alt/Option+P
Displays a simulation of movements and CNC operations before a project is sent to the machine.
See Preview for more information.
Zoom¶
The Zoom options allow you to increase or decrease the visual size of your design on your screen, without changing the actual dimensions in the final output to the CNC.
See Zoom and Pan for more information.
View Style¶
Changing the View Style alters the appearance of vector graphics in your Workspace, which can be useful for spotting potential design issues and visualizing the final output from a project.
See View Style for more information.
Toggle Side Panels¶
F12
Toggle off to automatically disable all currently-enabled windows. Toggle back on to re-enable the same set of windows.
See Customizing the MillMage Window for more information.
Windows and Toolbars¶
Art Library¶
Stores artwork, to enable quick access when designing.
See Art Library for more information.
Arrange and Arrange (Long)¶
Provide tools for positioning graphics, relative to other graphics or positions in your Workspace.
See Arrange Menu for more information.
Modifiers¶
Contains tools for adjusting, combining, and arraying graphics.
See Modifiers Toolbar for more information.
Console¶
Displays messages from your CNC's controller and commands sent to it by MillMage. You can also input direct commands to your CNC through this window.
Console window functions are only available when MillMage is directly connected to a GCode-based CNC.
See Console Window for more information.
Macros¶
Create Macro buttons to store frequently used commands.
See Macros Window for more information.
Color Palette¶
Contains colors representing twenty-nine different layers, and two tool layers, which you can select and assign to objects in your Workspace.
See Color Palette for more information.
Docking¶
Provides 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.
Move¶
Provides tools to jog your CNC, home each axis, set and move to saved positions, and activate device specific equipment like spindles, vacuum fixtures, or coolant pumps.
See Move Window for more information.
Job Control¶
The Job Control Window is used primarily for starting and stopping jobs, framing around objects, saving/executing GCode, and selecting the desired CNC machine from the list of configured devices.
See Job Control Window for more information.
Main¶
Contains tools for saving and opening files, importing artwork, copying and pasting graphics, adjusting view, and more.
See Main Toolbar for more information.
Numeric Edits¶
Contains fields to adjust the scale, position, and rotation of selected objects.
See Numeric Edits Toolbar for more information.
Shape Properties¶
Displays editable properties of selected objects. Properties vary based on the type of object currently selected.
See Shape Properties Window for more information.
Text Options¶
Presents options to adjust 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.
Creation Tools¶
Contains tools for creating and editing graphics.
See Creation Toolbar for more information.
Variable Text¶
Provides options for controlling and incrementing Variable Text output. Variable Text allows you to use special codes in text entries that will be substituted for something else when a project is sent to your CNC.
See Variable Text for more information.
Layers¶
Shows the list of layers and operations in your design. In MillMage, different colors indicate different layers. By default, colors/layers are only visual indicators that you can use when creating and organizing your designs, and don't have any effect on the output to your CNC.
See Layers Window for more information.
Operations¶
Defines CNC operations to assigned objects. Single objects can be assigned to multiple operations.
See Operations for more information.
Operations Library¶
Store, organize, and apply preset Operations to objects.
See Operations Library for more information.
For more help using MillMage, please visit our forum to talk with MillMage staff and users, or email support.