Customizing Procedure Parameter Tables: Load Look

Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:

The options for loading and saving the default parameter values and also the look (hide/show status):

NC Menu Bar

Select NC Edit > Preferred Look > Load - Load the default parameter values and also the default look (hide/show status).
Select NC Edit > Preferred Look > Load Look Only - Load only the default look.
Select NC Edit > Preferred Look > Save - Save the default parameter values and also the default look (hide/show status).(Save is only available from the menu bar).

Advanced Mode /
Wizard Mode

At the bottom of the Technology section of an active procedure, press either the:
Load Preferred Look (only) button to load only the default look.
Load Preferred Values & Look button to load the default parameter values and also the default look (hide/show status).

Load the Preferred Look of your NC parameter tables. This is your user-defined default as to which parameters are displayed (hide/show status) and their default parameter values.

Depending on your work, you may only have use for certain parameters in the Parameter Tables. To display only the parameters that you need (your preferred parameters), you can hide or show individual or multiple parameters in one or more branches of the parameter tree. This is known as your Preferred Look.

Notes:

  • The display status of parameters applies for all procedures; i.e. if a parameter is hidden in one procedure, it is also hidden for all other procedures where it would normally appear.

  • Press the Access button at the top of this Help topic to display ways of saving and loading the default look.

The parameter Hide/Show process is described below together with some examples.

The following icons are used for hiding or showing parameters:

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Hide/Show individual parameters.

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Hide/Show parameters in individual branches of the parameter tree.

The display state of each icon is as follows:

Show the parameter.

Hide the parameter.
This parameter remains displayed until the branch hide/show icon (explained below) is set.

While a parameter marked as hidden is still displayed, this parameter can be used normally.

For the relevant branch of the parameter tree, all parameters are displayed, even the ones marked as hidden .
See the examples below.

For the relevant branch of the parameter tree, show only those parameters marked as shown . These are your preferred parameters.
Parameters marked as hidden are not displayed.
See the examples below.

The icons and (explained above) show and hide parameters for individual branches of the parameter tree.

To hide or show parameters in all the branches of the procedure parameter tree, a quick method is available to immediately achieve this. Right-click anywhere on the parameter tree to display a popup submenu and select one of the following options:

Show Preferred (Global)

Only show the preferred parameters in the parameter tree.

For all the branches in the parameter tree, show only those parameters marked as shown . Parameters marked as hidden are not displayed.

This does the same as the icon, but for all the branches in the parameter tree.

Show All (Global)

Show all the parameters in the parameter tree.

For all the branches in the parameter tree, all parameters are displayed, even the ones marked as hidden .

This does the same as the icon, but for all the branches in the parameter tree.

See the note above regarding how the display status of parameters applies for all procedures.

Hide / Show Branch Parameter Examples

Branch hide/show icon = .
All parameters in the table branch are displayed, even those parameters marked as hidden ():

Branch hide/show icon = .
Parameters marked as shown () are displayed;
Parameters marked as hidden () are not displayed:

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