Stations Creator dialog box

You can create new stations by choosing the Create Stations option. Depending on your turret type, one of the following dialog boxes is displayed:

Rotary Turret	Non-Rotary Turrey

The Stations Creator dialog box enables you to define the following parameters:

Number of Tools Station	Maximum tool stations number allowed
Radius	Distance between the station center and the tools (rotary type)
Length Between Stations	Distance between the stations' centers (non-rotary type)
Plane Height	Relative shifting of the station in the X-axis direction according to the Spindle/Linear turret coordsys (non-rotary type) Relative shifting of the station in the Z-axis direction according to Rotary turret coordsys (rotary type)
Shift Angle	Type in the angle of the station rotation relative to the X-axis - (1, 0, 0) (rotary type only)
Stations Order Direction	Choose either clockwise (CW) or counterclockwise (CCW) direction (rotary type only)
Adaptor Type	Choose the adaptor type from the list
Default Tool Direction	Default Tool Direction related to the Device coordsys
Maximum Position Letter	Default maximum positions for all stations on specific Turret.
Drive Type	Default Drive Type for all stations on specific Turret.
Remove Old Stations	Select this option to delete all defined stations. Clear this option to add a new set of stations

When you start creating stations, the Machine Preview dialog box is also displayed.

This dialog box enables you to preview the Coordinate Systems of different devices. The right-click menu of the graphic area provides additional options for manipulating the view.

Outside of the Stations Creator dialog box, you can click the icon in the upper right corner of the Machine ID Editor to toggle the display of the Machine Preview dialog box.

When displayed, you can show/hide Coordinate Systems of a specific element by right-clicking Stations in the Machine tree.

STL files will not be shown in Machine Preview until their geometry is defined in Machine Simulation.