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See also: PDI Customisation
PDIs are executable programs written specifically to work within the EdgeCAM environment. Each PDI is a library of commands used to perform a particular task; for example, to draw a bolt head. Then by simply starting the PDI, you execute all the commands in that PDI library.
EdgeCAM provides two types of PDIs:
PDIs started from the Run Executable (Custom menu) command. The list of available PDIs is displayed as .exe file names. Select the one you require.
Name - Selects the name of the appropriate PDI program.
PDIs already merged into the menu structure. These appear as standard menus commands and toolbar command buttons. The Rectangle command in the Geometry menu is an example of such a PDI. This type of PDI is stored in the edge\cam\pdi\menu-run directory.