This example shows you how to use the stock model created in Creating a basic stock model to create a stock model block state.
Note: When you create a copy of a stock model, the currently active state in the stock model is used as the block state in the copy. For example, if you create a copy of Stock Model 1 with an active toolpath state, the copy created, Stock Model 1_1, contains a single block state which represents the stock from the active toolpath state in the initial stock model.
- With the toolpath state active in the primary stock model, click Stock Model tab > Active panel > Duplicate to create a copy of the Roughing stock model.
This creates the stock model Roughing_1 with the toolpath state as the block.
- Activate the Constant Z Finishing toolpath.
- Click Stock Model tab > Apply panel > Toolpath to apply the toolpath state of the stock model.
- Click Stock Model tab > Calculate panel > Stock Model > Calculate to calculate the toolpath state of the stock model.
The stock model Roughing_1 now contains two states:
- The first state represents the block state, which is the ModelAreaClearance toolpath state inherited from the primary stock model Roughing.
- The second state represents Constant Z Finishing toolpath state applied to the stock model.
- The first state represents the block state, which is the ModelAreaClearance toolpath state inherited from the primary stock model Roughing.