Displaying Machine in Context

You can visualize the real position of elements of the machine during Machine Instruction activity or during adding a Machining Operation.

  1. From any product:
    1. Select a machining app then the Programming section.
      An empty Manufacturing Cell is created with an Activities Process Tree.
    2. Create a generic machine or assign a machine from the database.
      As soon as a machine is assigned to the Manufacturing Cell, a Part Operation and a Manufacturing Program are created in the Activities Process Tree.
    3. Alternatively, open an existing Machining Process or PPR Context.

      By default, the Activities Process Tree is available.

  2. Create a Rough Turning operation or Machine Instruction activity.
  3. Click Machine is in Context when the Operation is Selected in the Activities Process View to update the real position of the machine.

    Note: The NC Assembly defined in the Part Operation should be mounted on the machine to be displayed.

    The Rough Turning.1, the counter spindle is on the part.

  4. Click Machine is not in Context when the Operation is Selected in the Activities Process View to move the machine back to the home position.
    The counter spindle is not in its real position and goes back to the home position.