Processing > Copying Processing

Primecut allows you to select a tool process, Copy it (CTRL-C) and then Paste it (CTRL-V) onto a selection of multiple other tool processes or unprocessed geometry .

You can use Select Similar (ALT-S) to help you find similar geometry (or processing) that you wish to copy it to. For example Select Similar when a certain hole size is selected will select all holes of the same diameter. When a path is selected it will select all paths of the same shape, size and orientation.

There is also a shortcut function Copy To Similar (CTRL-B), which when a process is selected is more-or-less equivalent to the following sequence:

1.CTRL-C (Copy Process)

2.ALT-S (Select similar)

3.CTRL-V (Paste Process)

Copying Bevel Processes

When a segment of beveling process is selected, and the target is a bevel process having the same number of segments as the source, you are additionally prompted whether you are copying the bevel segment only, or the entire beveling process:

Paste Entire Process - The entire bevel process is copied (It is best to delete the original bevel processing on the target geometry first)

Paste Segment - Only the properties of the selected source segment are copied to the selected target segment(s)

If a bevel segment is copied to unprocessed geometry, it is assumed the entire bevel process is to be copied, however the source and destination geometry must have the same number of segments for the mapping to be correct.

Copying Milling Processes and Roughing

When copying milling processes the roughing cuts are treated separately. ie to copy the milling and the roughing cut, you must select the milling process and copy that, then select the roughing process and copy that separately. There must already be a roughing process to paste onto; if you paste a roughing process onto milled geometry it will simply replace the milling with the cutting.