About the Activities Process Tree

Activities Process View

The Activities Process View displays the hierarchical structure of activities in three different views. Click Select sorted view to switch between the views:

• Default View: Contains part operations, manufacturing programs, and manufacturing activities.
• Operations View: Contains manufacturing activities of tools, grouped by manufacturing activities.
• Tooling View: Contains manufacturing activities of tools, grouped by tools.

Machining Process View

The Machining Process View displays the hierarchical structure of activities in two different views. Click Select sorted view to switch between the views:

• Default View: Contains part operations, manufacturing programs, and manufacturing activities.
• Operations View: Contains manufacturing activities of tools, grouped by machining processes.

Column Header Context Menus

Right-click an attribute column header to display its context menu.

Hide Column

Hides attribute column.

Customize Attributes

Displays the Attribute Manager.

Filter Column

Displays the Filter Manager.

Clear All Filters

Clears all filters applied to the attribute column.

Create Column

Creates a column for a specific attribute.

Enter a Column Name, Parameter Name, then click OK to save.

Delete Column

Removes the column from the Activities Process Tree.

Only available for user-defined columns.

Additional Options

You can enable certain machining options directly from the Activities Process Tree. The availability of these options depends on the selected item in the Activities Process Tree.

• Enable material removal computation during machine simulation: Enables material removal during simulation. For more information, see Managing Material Removal Simulation Results.
  Note: You cannot activate this option when lauching the Display command.
• Enable machine kinematics: Enables machine kinematics. For more information, see Checking Machine Reachability.
  Note: You cannot activate this option when lauching the Display command.
• Synchronization view: Displays the synchronization view. This option is only available with mill turn machines. For more information, see Mill-Turn Machining User's Guide: Creating and Editing Synchronization.

Activities Process Tree Parameters

Certain parameters are available by clicking Show Preferences in the title bar. You can modify the following parameters:

• Show Status Bar: Shows or hides the status bar displayed at the bottom of the Activities Process Tree.
• Show Advice Messages: If selected, enables the display of relevant messages at the bottom of the Activities Process Tree.
• Show Managers as Floatable: If selected, the Filter Manager, Attribute Manager, and Preset Manager open as floating windows in the work area.