Defining the CNC-Machine housing

At the first stage of the CNC-Machine definition, you have to define the non-moving components of the machine, i.e. the housing.

Click the mh_Housing item in the Machine tree. The machine housing is highlighted and its properties are displayed in the lower part of the window.

When the mh_ prefix appears in the ID of a CNC-Machine component, this component is considered as a housing part. The components defined with this prefix can be hidden during the simulation using Show/Hide options available in the right-click menu.

The element properties table also enables you to control the visibility and the visual properties (color, transparency, reflectivity) of the CNC-Machine components.