General

Under ‘General’ tab you can insert settings description, measurement units, machine type, notes and settings password.

Anything written in the description bar will be displayed at the top right corner of PlanetCNC TNG software window. This way you can easily indicate machine profile currently in use.

Description text is displayed at top right corner of PlanetCNC TNG window:

Selected option sets measurement units which will be used in software. Metric (millimeters-mm) or Imperial (inches-in) units can be used. Depending on measurement unit set, all values in settings will be recalculated to measurement unit selected here.

Related parameters: _set_units

Here you can write notes describing your machine setup, setting configuration and any info that might be relevant to machine operator.

If you wish to protect your settings configuration from being changed by another person, you can use password and protect settings from being modified. Next time you open settings, software will require password:

Next time you open settings, software will require password:

With this option selected, software will automatically look for newer available software version.