NC File Menu
These commands are accessible in the menu NC File. |  |
List of commands
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| Analysis of the remaining material between the machined stock and the part. | Milling / Turning | |
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List of operations |
| The list of operations is the merge of several commands that were formerly in the toolbar. It is also exactly the same command as in the machining tree, in Machining / List of Operations |
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| SIMPLE This simplified list gives you general information about the operations: tool, tool #, cycle, machining set and few other information. | Milling / Turning / EDM | ||
| MACH. PLAN This list gives you some information about the cycles workplanes operation by operation. You can also define new origin or change the origin coordinates. | Milling / Turning | ||
| TECHNO Summary of the cutting conditions for each cycle programed ; you can also modify them, edit them in an editor or excel file. | Milling / Turning | ||
| TOOL Names and characteristics of the tools used for the machining of the part. You can also launch an automatic numberizing of tools. | Milling / Turning | ||
| TIME Calculation of the machining time for the whole part or cycle by cycle: the times are calculated according to the cutting conditions and some specific parameters defined in the machine file. | Milling / Turning | ||
| Optimization Optimization of the cycles by tools or by planes. | Milling Only
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 | SYNC This list of cycles is useful in case of multiple turrets; turrets assignment, channels #, Main or Subspindle are given for each cycle. | Turning Only | ||
| Technology EDM Cutting conditions. | EDM Only | ||
| Information General information about the cutting operation, such as feed, machined length and machining time. | EDM Only | ||
 | Costing of a part can be evaluated through 3 items: Machine Cost, Material Cost, Tool Cost. Please read the details on dedicated page. | Milling / Turning | ||
 | Optimization of the cycles by tools or by planes. | Milling Only | ||
 | Times Diagram | Tools and cycles times diagrams useful to optimize the total machining time. | Milling / Turning | |
 | Optimization | Day / night optimization, setting of stops etc. | EDM only | |
 | Ability to edit and print workshop documents based on predefined templates. They can be generated in excel or PDF files. | Milling / Turning / EDM | ||
 | Creation and use of customized templates and sheets. Discover this optional module here: User Workshop Document. | Milling / Turning / EDM | ||
 | Copy of cycles: this command is different from the other copy commands. The offset of the toolpath is respected. Click here for more information. | Milling / EDM | ||
 | This command creates a new part, which is the perfect symmetry of the current part (symmetry + cycles). Discover this powerful function by clicking here! | Milling Only | ||
 | Creation of component based on 2D or 3D element | This command, enables to create a symbol very quickly. You can click a solid to transform it in a symbol automatically. You can also click a 2D element, its length is recovered, and you need to define width and height values. When you create a symbol from a wireframe element (a segment for instance), a solid is now created. This gives the ability to use the Control command and to get a polyhedron element for gouge check. | Milling / EDM | |
 | Transfer to Layout/Dimensioning | The turning part must be saved already. You have to fill the options and select the toolpath(s) you need. Then the transfer is done into the Layout/Dimension environment and the part is renamed. 3D layout is done automatically and the toolpaths are transformed into geometry. More information are given in the FAQ page dedicated to Turning: FAQ > Turning |
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You can create your own List of Operations, displaying only the information that you need, taken from the existing lists. The customization is done in Tools / Customize List of Operations.