Set up a machine model in the Machine Builder

If you have linked a machine model to a machine definition, you can assign components and define attachment points, ensuring that the machine model accurately reflects the physical configuration of your CNC machine. First ensure that you have adjusted axis directions so the machine model matches the physical configuration of your CNC machine.

1. Open the machine model in the Machine Builder:

   1. On the Manufacture workspace toolbar, on any tab, click Manage > Machine Library .

   2. In the Machine Library, navigate to one of the My Machines subfolders and select the machine definition.

      Tip: Ensure that the machine definition has a linked machine model, indicating it is machine simulation-ready.

      

   3. On the toolbar, click to open the machine definition’s machine model in the Machine Builder contextual environment.

      

2. On the Machine Builder contextual environment's toolbar, click Set Up Machine Model .

3. In the Set Up Machine Model dialog, in the kinematics tree, select one item at a time for the machine component you want to define. The area below the tree shows only the inputs for that item.

4. Complete the dialog so the machine is correctly defined.

5. (Optional) When a linear or rotary axis is selected, use Motion to preview that axis’s travel, or use the Range slider to jog the axis manually within its limits.

Within the Machine Builder, you can now validate the movement of the CNC machine by jogging axes to ensure that the simulation behaves realistically.