Category:System Commands

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System Commands are special macros that GibbsCAM will always run, if they exist.
They are automatically run when the GibbsCAM system performs one of a list of commands.
If the corresponding macro exists, it will be run. You can only have one macro for each command.

All of these System Command macros are located in the Program Data folder, in the folder that is specific to the version of GibbsCAM
that you are running. In here you will find the "Macros\system" folder. It is in this folder that you need to create
one macro for each system command that you want use a macro for.

You can create any, or all, of the following system macros.

File_New.mac
File_After_Open.mac
File_After_Save.mac
File_After_Save_As.mac
File_After_Close.mac
File_Before_Import.mac
File_Before_Save.mac
File_Before_Close.mac
File_Before_Change_MDD.mac
File_After_Change_MDD.mac

For example: The macro File_After_Open is run after a part file has been opened.
An example of such a macro might be:

show_tool_list
show_op_list
set_view top
zoom_view 0

This will show the tool list, show the operation list, select the top view and unzoom.
Each of these things will occur every time you open a part file.