Editing Tool Paths

You can edit computed tool paths from the Activities Process Tree. Multi-selection is supported: you can select and process one or several tool paths, one or several Machining Operations, one or several Manufacturing Programs.

Before you begin:
  • Select Me > Preferences > App Preferences > Simulation > Machining > NC Machining Apps Common Services > Output, make sure the Edit Tool Path is available check box is selected.
  • Right-click a Manufacturing Program or a Machining Operation in the tree and select Compute Tool Path in the context menu. Select the computation mode (Computation if necessary or Forced Computation) then OK.
  1. Right-click the Manufacturing Program and select one of the following items in the context menu:
    1. Lock Children
    2. Lock Tool Path.
  2. Alternatively, right-click the Machining Operation and select of the following items in the context menu:
    1. Lock
    2. Lock Tool Path.
  3. Alternatively, right-click the tool path icon of a machining operation and select Lock Tool Path .
    See About Lock or Unlock Mechanism.
  4. In the Computed column, right-click a locked tool path icon and select Edit .
  5. Click one of the commands:
    Point Modification: see Editing Points of a Tool Path
    Area Modification: see Editing an Area of a Tool Path
    PP Word Modification: see Editing PP Words
    Translation: see Translate a Tool Path
    Rotation: see Rotate a Tool Path
    Mirror: see Mirror a Tool Path
    Reverse: see Reversing a Tool Path
    Connection: see Connecting Tool Paths
    Approach and Retract Modification: see Modifying Approaches and Retracts in Tool Paths
    Note: Approach and Retract Modification applies to 3 Axis Surface Machining operations only.


    		Display On/Off: available in the Point Modification, Area Modification and Rotation commands. Select one of these icons to display or not the points on the tool path.
  6. Click OK.
    Tips:

    Cancel is available for:

    • Editing a point
    • Editing an area
    • Modifying approaches and retracts in tool paths
    • Modifications done with the tab icons.

    Local undo via Ctrl-Z is available for:

    • Editing a point
    • Editing an area
    • Connecting tool paths
    • Modifying approaches and retracts in tool paths.