topic Re: Right click menu on the explore in PowerMill Forum

Right click menu on the explore

rahulwalekar14 — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 11:08:21 GMT

I want this macro as my right click menu on explorer in which I want all my small macros list. Which I can use.

Re: Right click menu on the explore

psx2 — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 17:52:19 GMT

hi,

add this rows in the file user_menu.xml in the pmill4 folder

Re: Right click menu on the explore

karan30782 — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:27:47 GMT

Do not copy in pmill4 folder

Copy to pmill2 folder instead.

Cheers !

Re: Right click menu on the explore

rahulwalekar14 — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:45:58 GMT

Where can I get this pmill2 folder please help.

Re: Right click menu on the explore

karan30782 — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:56:49 GMT

create a blank file named user_menu.xml

paste below contains in that file...

# ************** USER MENU ***************
# comment lines
# this file must be called user_menu and be in your HOME area

U user_menu

# T is for Title and cannot be selected
# S is for separator or line on the menu
# I is a menu operation line
# M is start new menu/sub-menu
# Z is end menu/sub-menu

T "Extra MENU"
S

# format is I "Label String" 1 "Command string"

M "Folder Paths"
I "Treasure" 1 "macro path_menu\*****Your macro name*****.mac"
S
I "Folder create" 1 "macro path_menu\*****Your macro name*****.mac"
S
I "Folder pmill2" 1 "macro path_menu\*****Your macro name*****.mac"
S

Z
S
M "Toolpath Menu"
I "Fix PARA" 1 "macro toolpath_menu\*****Your macro name*****.mac"
S
I "Transform IND" 1 "macro toolpath_menu\*****Your macro name*****.mac"
S
I "Transform MIX" 1 "macro toolpath_menu\*****Your macro name*****.mac"
S
I "Links UP" 1 "macro toolpath_menu\*****Your macro name*****.mac"

*** Note: save this file in C:\dcam\config\pmill2

*** Create folder pmill2 ( if not exist )

Re: Right click menu on the explore

iamcdn79 — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:05:57 GMT

Create a dir called C:\dcam\pmill2, you will also probably need to create a user variable in your Windows advanced settings. Go to System>About>Advanced system settings>Environment variables then create a new system variable called HOME (caps sensitive) and value C:\dcam

Re: Right click menu on the explore

karan30782 — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:16:40 GMT

HI !

No need to work in system variable.

pmill2 / 4 works also without modifying system variable.

Regards !

Re: Right click menu on the explore

hrh46 — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:43:14 GMT

I have located the user menu xml file inside my macros directory and works well.

of course Im using PM 2025

Re: Right click menu on the explore

rahulwalekar14 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:59:51 GMT

Not working.

Re: Right click menu on the explore

rahulwalekar14 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:29:59 GMT

Re: Right click menu on the explore

icse — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:41:26 GMT

You need to call the file:

user_menu.xml

NOT

user menu.xml

Re: Right click menu on the explore

rahulwalekar14 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:51:54 GMT

Please explain.

Re: Right click menu on the explore

icse — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:19:58 GMT

not much to explain...

You have a typo, your file is named "user menue.xml" whit a space inbetween, you should name the file "user_menue.xml" with a underline(_) insted of a space.

Re: Right click menu on the explore

rahulwalekar14 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:53:02 GMT

any idea ??

Re: Right click menu on the explore

iamcdn79 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:58:21 GMT

add this to the beginning

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<menus xmlns="x-schema:user_menu.xsd">
	<usermenu value="user_menu">

Re: Right click menu on the explore

icse — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:10:31 GMT

if you named you file user_menue.xml your file should look something like this:

<?xml version="1.0" ?> <menupage> <button label="YourMacroName" command='macro "C:\path\to\your\macro\mac.mac"'/> </menupage>

you call your file "user_menue" with no file extention, then your file should look somehting like that:

U user_menu T "Your custom usermenue" S I "YourMacro" 1 "macro 'C:\yourPath\yourMacro.mac'" S

also you may want to post your user_menue.xml so we can take a look whats inside and may spot the error.

Re: Right click menu on the explore

rahulwalekar14 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:41:26 GMT

not working.

Re: Right click menu on the explore

icse — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:13:02 GMT

Theres another typo in the .xml file:

you got:

it should be:

you need to remove </spacer>

also please post your code in text fromat not just an image so we can copy/paste it...

Re: Right click menu on the explore

rahulwalekar14 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:26:31 GMT

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<menupage>
<button label="Bkgrnd-Black" command= "macro file 'C:\pmill4\Bkgrnd-Black.mac'"/>
<button label="Bkgrnd-BlueGrey" command= "macro file 'C:\pmill4\Bkgrnd-BlueGrey.mac'"/>
<button label="Bkgrnd-GreenGrey" command= "macro file 'C:\pmill4\Bkgrnd-GreenGrey.mac'"/>

Removed spacer still not working

Re: Right click menu on the explore

icse — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:47:06 GMT

You removed to much... you need to keep </menuepage>

<?xml version="1.0" ?> <menupage> <button label="Bkgrnd-Black" command= "macro file 'C:\pmill4\Bkgrnd-Black.mac'"/> <button label="Bkgrnd-BlueGrey" command= "macro file 'C:\pmill4\Bkgrnd-BlueGrey.mac'"/> <button label="Bkgrnd-GreenGrey" command= "macro file 'C:\pmill4\Bkgrnd-GreenGrey.mac'"/> </menupage>