How to Personalize My GO2cam Software

This explains how to personalize GO2cam so the workspace fits your workflow. It covers GUI customization (menus, toolbars, themes), display settings (graphics, axes, visibility), and production/machining preferences (machines, tools, opelists). Use it as a map: scan the tables to find what you need, follow linked references for details. It suits new users seeking sensible defaults and power users wanting a finely tuned environment.

Interface & GUI

General options & Addressings

Go to Tools > Options to set language, units, decimal precision, and date format.
Define auto-save frequency and the number of backup files to keep.
Set addressing paths (General, Production, Machining, Environment) to point GO2cam at shared network folders.

→ Software Configuration | General | Addressing | Save

Menus & toolbars

Go to Tools > Customize Toolbar to create a personal toolbar and drag any command onto it.
Use Tools > Customize Menus to build custom menus and submenus per product.
After a version upgrade, copy your .usr files from the old ini folder to recover your layout.

→ Customize Toolbar | Customize Menus

Keyboard shortcuts & mouse

Open Tools > Customized toolbars > Keyboard shortcuts to assign any key combination to any command.
Go to Tools > Options > General to pick a mouse profile (Standard, SolidWorks, Legacy, Inventor) and invert scroll zoom if needed.

→ Shortcuts and Reminders | General

User views

Orient the model, then save it as a named User View to recall it instantly at any time.
Use the axis widget click-zones to jump between views and define quick planes on the fly.

→ The Views

Display settings

Theme & colors

Go to Tools > Options > Theme to switch dark/light mode, choose a product style, and adjust ribbon size.
Fine-tune selection, hover, back-face, and wireframe colors in the same dialog.

→ Theme

Graphic settings

Go to Tools > Options > 3D Display to set light source direction, shading, and realistic effects.
Resize the axis widget directly in the viewport to suit your screen layout.

→ 3D Display | Interactive System of Axis

Solid edges & display priority

Click the solid edges button in the Status Bar to toggle edge display and set priority between wireframe, geometry, and toolpaths.

→ Status Bar

Grid & coordinates

Hold Ctrl and click in the design area to open the grid dialog — set a fixed or adaptive step and bold every 5th line.

→ Status Bar

Production & machining

Default machine & material

Go to Tools > Options > Machining > Default Environment and select your machine so it loads on every new job.
Set a default material so cutting conditions are pre-filled when you create operations.

→ Machining

Holes & auto-machining

Go to Tools > Options > Holes to register a custom CSV hole table for company-specific hole standards.

→ Holes

Shop floor documents (UWD)

Open the UWD editor to create a custom document template with tool lists, origins, barcodes, and cost data.
Go to Tools > Options > Machining > NC Output to configure the output editor and generation settings.

→ NC Output | UWD

The UWD is an optional GO2cam module