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== Introduction ==

The ''Page Navigator'' helps you to navigate through the slicing workflow, and changes the context according the state of the process.

== Pages ==

A ''Page'' is a state of the slicing workflow. On each ''Page'' you can accomplish different tasks, so the appearance and the toolset changes according to the actual ''Page''

=== Design Page ===

On ''Design Page'' you find yourself and your models in a design context. You can have the final touches on your models before printing them.

On ''Design Page'' you can:
* Repair models
* Edit models
* Customize models
* Create models

=== Prepare Page ===

On ''Prepare Page'' the main objective is to configure every aspect of the slice process and thus the printing procedure.

On ''Prepare Page'' you can:
* Arrange, prepare the printing layout 
* Create helper objects 
* Assign metadata to the objects
* Configure Environment
* Configure Slicer
* '''Start the ''Slice Process'''''

=== GCode Page ===

The main purpose of the ''GCode Page'' is to examine, validate the simulated GCodes and get useful information about them.
CraftWare Pro utilizes a GCode simulation engine, so the commands are processed according the actual printer.

On ''GCode Page'' you can:
* Visualize the Simulated GCode layer-by-layer, command-to-command
* Examine and validate the GCode correctness
* Have dynamic statistics about the printing times and filament consumption
* See information coded colouring methods
* '''Export or upload the GCode'''

== See also ==

[[Manual/UserInterface/DesignPage]]

[[Manual/UserInterface/PreparePage]]

[[Manual/UserInterface/GCodePage]]
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