Setting Defaults and Preferences

  1. The parameters in the following menus/dialogs are saved within the PartMaker .JOB file
  2.  
    1. View > Preferences
    2. Job Optimizer > Defaults Turning
    3. Job Optimizer > Defaults Milling
    4. File > Setup Sheets > Generate Setup Sheet > Optional Job Parameters
    5. Simulation > Simulation Options
    6. File > Save Solid Model in Job File
    7. Solids > Solids Options
    8. View > Dimensions and Notes
    9. View > Toolbars
    10. View > Overlapping Face Windows & Display Windows Icons

 

  1. PROBLEM: PartMaker will revert to the settings stored in the last opened .JOB file which may be different than your current preferred settings.

 

  1. SOLUTION:  Create a desktop shortcut which automatically loads a default job with your preferred settings. If you open a job file which changes your settings you can close PartMaker and reopen using the shortcut and all your preferred settings will be restored.

 

  1. Create an empty job file with your preferred settings
    1. Open a Job file that has all of the settings that you prefer or manually set your preferred settings
    2. Go to File > New Job
    3. Go to File > Save Job File As
    4. Save the job file to a folder location such as “C:\PartMaker\Pm-Swiss”
    5. Give the file a name such as “default.job”
  2. Create a desktop shortcut which automatically loads your default job
    1. Right click on the application shortcut you to wish to load the default job settings
    2. Choose properties
    3.  Append the shortcut target executable with the path and file name of the default job putting one space and the path name in double quotes
    4. Click OK

Example 

                C:\Autodesk\PartMaker 2024\exec\Pm-swiss.exe" “C:\PartMaker\Pm-Swiss\default.job”

 

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