Configuring Engraving / Auto-Engraving

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Accessing the Engraving Settings

To access the Configuration Menu where you can change Engraving settings, start by following the steps below: 

  1. Click on Tools
  2. Click on Configuration
  3. Under General Settings, Scroll down to the Engraving Section
  4. Here you will find the Engraving Settings

Engraving Settings



  1. Adjust the default text size (height) in millimeters (mm)
    • You can still adjust this on-the-fly when placing engraving on the part - SEE: Engraving
  2. Enable Duplicate Engraving - This allows MillBox to have multiples of the same engraving code which is useful when engraving is being used to indicate shades for coloring.
  3. Automatically Set Engraving during STL Import- This feature allows you to setup an automatic engraving code to be placed on the part according to one of three options:
    1. Assign incremental code based on the previous engraving code used - This is the default setting and is more useful for counting up numerically.
    2. Assign code accoding to the STL File Name - This will assume the full STL file name as the automatic engraving code.
    3. Assign code according to the STL File Name (After the last underscore)- This will read the STL file name and only consider the portion of the text that PROceeds the underscore(_) in the file name. This text will be used as the automatic engraving code.
      • An example of how this could be useful is to setup your CAD to output the Shade at the end of the filename using the underscore as a separator. MillBox in this case will automatically be setup to engrave the shade codes of all of your cases onto the part directly during import.
    4. Insert STL file name starting before the first '_' char -This will read the STL file name and only consider the portion of the text that PREceeds the underscore(_) in the file name. This text will be used as the automatic engraving code.