Configuring the machine

Think of Machine Design files as consisting of two parts:

• A model of the physical machine to be simulated, which is a set of geometric solids.
• The definition of the kinematics that describe how the components move with respect to each other in the machine.

You can find basic information about preparing your solid model in the General guidelines topic, and additional suggestions in the Preparing the solid model topic of the Machine Design handbook.

You define the kinematics within the FeatureCAM Machine Simulation component. The following topics give information about the concepts you need to understand, as well as how to use the dialogs and menus provided for machine design.

Tip: You can delete a machine design (movement, parent/child relationships, tool location, and so on) by selecting Machine Design tab > Options panel > Start Over. This does not delete solid names, solid colors, and UCSs.