Simulation Menu
Simulation Menu has the following tabs:
Simulation
The simulation tab provides you with a number of toolbars enabling you to control the simulation process and the model visualization in the graphic area. The arrow near each toolbar enables you
to customize this toolbar by displaying or hiding certain buttons. The Simulation tab provides you the following simulation buttons:
Control
The Simulation tab also provides you the following control buttons:
Step Back / Previous Op - Step Back allows you to step through the tool path to the previous single tool path segment. Previous Op allows you to navigate to the previous operation. When you select this button, the collision checking and other algorithm checking algorithm is disabled. This function only allows you to reach quickly to the position that you want to check in detail. |
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Run - Starts the simulation. The option of Loop Run starts the simulation again once it is over. |
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Stop - Stops the simulation. |
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Fast Forward - Starts the simulation from the selected step and goes to the last position from last operation without showing the simulation process on the simulation window. If any collision takes place during this operation, then this collision is reported. |
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Step Fwd / Next Op - Step Forward allows you to step through the tool path to the next single tool path segment. Next Op allows you to navigate to the next operation. When you select this, the collision checking and other algorithm checking algorithm is disabled. This function only allows you to reach quickly to the position that you want to check in detail. |
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Restart - Starts the machining over again from the beginning. |
Simulation Run Speed
This control bar allows you to run the simulation faster/slower or to show simulation with some steps on the display screen.
Views
The Simulation tab also provides you the following buttons responsible for the display of the simulation model:
Fit enables you to adjust the simulation model size to the graphic area.
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Isometric enables you to rotate the simulation model into the isometric view.
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Top enables you to rotate the simulation model into the top side view.
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Front enables you to rotate the simulation model into the front. | |
Right enables you to rotate the simulation model into the right side view.
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Bottom enables you to rotate the simulation model into the bottom side view.
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Back enables you to rotate the simulation model into the back side view.
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Left enables you to rotate the simulation model into the left side view. |
Visibility
The Simulation tab also contains commands that enable you to control the display of various machine and model components:
Toolpath enables you to toggle the display of the tool path in the graphic area of the simulation.
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Tool enables you to toggle the display of the tool in the graphic area of the simulation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixture enables you to toggle the display of the fixture in the graphic area of the simulation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Workpiece enables you to toggle the display of the workpiece in the graphic area of the simulation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Initial Stock enables you to toggle the display of the stock initial state before the machining. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Machine Housing enables you to toggle the display of the machine housing in the graphic area of the simulation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toolpath Rendering - This submenu contains
commands that enable you to choose the mode of tool path display.
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