CAM experimental: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:44, 24 August 2019

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Menu location

Tools → Edit Parameters → BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Path → EnableExperimentalFeatures
Workbenches
Path
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

The Path Workbench contains, by default, a set of hidden features. They are hidden by default because they are developmental or experimental for the following reasons:

is an incomplete feature
is bug-ridden
is unstable
does not produce correct, stable, safe, paths
is not a standard, regularly used tool in the traditional CAM workflow
is a mature, ready tool that has not been moved to the standard tool list
... other reasons

Access

To access the hidden experimental features in the Path Workbench, the user must enable them. To enable Experimental Features:

Open 'Tools' menu, and select 'Edit Parameters... ->BaseApp ->Preferences ->Mod ->Path'.
Right click in the parameter list area to obtain the actions pop-up menu.
Create a new Boolean parameter.
Name the new parameter: EnableExperimentalFeatures (case-sensitive).
Set it to: True.
Save the settings.
Reopen FreeCAD.

The experimental tools should appear in the Path Workbench.

Additional Information

Read more about the specific experimental features on the wiki pages that link to this one

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-By default, Experimental functionality is hidden in Path workbench.
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-To enable it to use and test requires the user:
+{{GuiCommand|Name=|Workbenches=[[Path Workbench|Path]]|MenuLocation=Tools → Edit Parameters → BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Path → EnableExperimentalFeatures|Shortcut=|SeeAlso=}}
+==Description== <!--T:8-->
-Open 'Tools'->'Edit Parameters...->BaseApp->Preferences->Mod->Path' and create a new Boolean parameter EnableExperimentalFeatures, and set to True.  Reopen FreeCAD.
+<!--T:9-->
+The Path Workbench contains, by default, a set of hidden features.  They are hidden by default because they are developmental or experimental for the following reasons:
+*is an incomplete feature
+*is bug-ridden
+*is unstable
+*does not produce correct, stable, safe, paths
+*is not a standard, regularly used tool in the traditional CAM workflow
+*is a mature, ready tool that has not been moved to the standard tool list
+*... other reasons
+==Access== <!--T:10-->
+<!--T:11-->
+To access the hidden experimental features in the Path Workbench, the user must enable them.
+To enable Experimental Features:
+#Open 'Tools' menu, and select 'Edit Parameters... ->BaseApp ->Preferences ->Mod ->Path'.
+#Right click in the parameter list area to obtain the actions pop-up menu.
+#Create a new Boolean parameter.
+#Name the new parameter: EnableExperimentalFeatures (case-sensitive).
+#Set it to: True.
+#Save the settings.
+#Reopen FreeCAD.
+<!--T:12-->
+The experimental tools should appear in the Path Workbench.
+</translate>
 [[Image:Path_wb_enable_experimental_features.PNG]]
+<translate>
+==Additional Information== <!--T:13-->
+<!--T:6-->
+<big>Read more about the specific experimental features on the [https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Path_experimental wiki pages that link to this one]
+</big>
+<!--T:5-->
+[[Category:User Documentation]]
+</translate>
+{{clear}}