Cutting/Copying and Pasting Machining Data

You can copy/cut and paste part operations, manufacturing programs, machining operations, and machining processes from one PPR document to another or within the same document. All the NC data is duplicated in the target document through the Copy/Paste mechanism.

This page discusses:

Copy and Paste Machining Items Between Processes

You can copy and paste the following machining items:

Copy...To...
part operationpart operation or machining process
manufacturing programpart operation or manufacturing program
machining operationpart operation, manufacturing program, machining operation or machining process
machining processmachining process or Machining Process View
Note: Toolpaths are not copied.

NC Features

Make sure to select Duplicate geometry links in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > Simulation > Machining > NC Machining Apps Common Services > Operation before copying and pasting NC features. If not, only NC activities and resources are copied.

All the NC features are copied with the activities which reference them. Machining Patterns, Machinable Area Features, Machining Features are copied. Features are copied only if they are used by operations.

NC Resources

The resource is in the original Process document:

  • If the resource does not exist in the target document, it is copied in the resource list.
  • If the resource exists in the target document (same attributes), no copy is done and the existing resource is used.

Cut/Copy and Paste Machining Items Within the Same Process

Copy an Operation Using Cut/Copy and Paste
When you copy an operation from a manufacturing program A to a manufacturing program B: the tools remain assigned to the copied operation only if the turret holding the tools in the manufacturing program B is the same than in the manufacturing program A.
Copy a Tool Using Cut/Copy and Paste
If you copy and paste a tool in the same machining process, both the copied and pasted tools will share the same reference. Any reference parameters you edit on one of the tools using Edit NC Resource will also modify the reference parameters on the other tool.