Checking Machine Reachability

You can determine whether a given point is reachable and visualize the machine position in Display or Simulate for milling, mill-turn, and lathe MTB machine. The machines with interchangeable heads are also supported.

  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. Click Workpiece Automatic Mount .
  3. Create a machining operation.
  4. In the Activities Process Tree, click Activate/Deactivate Machine Kinematic to deactivate the machine kinematic and press the Play button of the Compass.
  5. From the View section of the action bar, click Hide/Show Machine to verify that the machine can reach the part at the current tool position.


    A Check Reachability dialog box appears indicating whether the position is reachable:

    • If reachable, the machine goes to the position.
    • If the position is out of limits or unreachable, then the machine is displayed with the tool at the home position.

    The axis locked by machine instructions before the current Machining Operation are also taken into account to move the machine in the position.

  6. Click OK in the Check dialog box to return to the replay mode.
    See Creating a Generic Machine and Managing Its Parameters