To display the menu, in the Explorer, right-click a Stock Model block.
Block — The name of this menu.
Calculate — Select to calculate the stock model state.
Queue — Select to check all parameters used to calculate the stock model are acceptable, add the stock model to the calculation queue and closes the dialog. The stock model is calculated in the background when PowerMill is idle.
Activate — Select to display the stock model of the active state. For calculated stock model, this displays the stock model after this state is applied.
If you activate the Block state this displays the stock model of the block.
Similarly, if you activate the ModelAreaClearance toolpath state this displays the stock model of the toolpath.
Apply Toolpath After — Select to apply the active toolpath to the stock model and place it after the selected tool state. Applying a toolpath after a calculated Stock Model state invalidates subsequent calculated Stock Model states.
In the example, the Block, AC, and RestRoughing are calculated Stock Model states. So, if you use the Apply Toolpath After option on the Block Stock Model state, it invalidates both the AC and the RestRoughing Stock Model states.
Similarly, if you Apply Toolpath After on the AC stock model state, it invalidates the RestRoughing stock model state.
calculated Stock Model states.
uncalculated Stock Model states.
Apply Tool After — Select to apply the active tool and places it after the selected tool state. This displays the Stock Model tool state dialog which enables you to set various options for the stock model tool state.
Applying a tool after a calculated Stock Model state invalidates subsequent calculated Stock Model states.
In the below example, the Block, AC, and RestRoughing are calculated Stock Model states. So, if you use the Apply Tool After option on the Block Stock Model state, it invalidates both the AC and the RestRoughing Stock Model states.
Similarly, if you Apply Tool After on the AC stock model state, it invalidates the Rest Roughing stock model state.
calculated Stock Model states.
uncalculated Stock Model states.
Remove Calculation — Select to remove the calculation for the active stock model state. This invalidates all subsequent stock model states.
Converts this:
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If you remove the calculation of every state (you can do this by just removing the calculation of the block), then you are free to edit the stock model parameters (for example, tolerance, stepover, or workplane ). In this way, you can generate a stock model at different tolerances without having to reapply the toolpaths.