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The Fixtures Tree is a storage area for chucks and tool mounting blocks, for use in Machine Tool Simulation.
The Fixtures Tree appears in both EdgeCAM and Code Wizard.
When working in EdgeCAM:
You can switch to a different chuck, as appropriate to the particular job, by dragging the chuck from the Fixtures Tree into the Machine Tree (into a spindle (Main or Sub) branch).
The correct tool mounting blocks for a tool is automatically used when you select the tool.
In Code Wizard:
The mounting block graphics are automatically created; you just need to change their dimensions.
You need to create and set up any chucks you will want to use. (Note that we recommend you duplicate chucks that are in the Machine Tree into the Fixtures Tree. This is so that the chuck is always available, even if deleted from the Machine Tree for a particular job.)
As with the Machine Tree, you can also set graphics properties, organise items with folders, and integrate your own custom graphics for chucks and mounting blocks.
You cannot use the Fixtures Tree if you are in the wizard (that starts on opening a template). Exit the wizard (or finish it) to use the Fixtures Tree. The Fixtures Tree appears in the Fixtures Window.
See also Branch Types, Using the Properties Window.