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Manufacture workspace tool names and descriptions

Here are the toolbar tools and their descriptions for this workspace.

Manufacture > Milling > Setup

New Setup icon New Setup

Setup is an important first step in starting your manufacturing process.

Create NC Program icon NC Program

Group toolpaths from multiple setups into a new combined NC Program.

New Folder icon New Folder

Creates folders to group operations. You can create separate folders for roughing, semi-finishing, and finishing operations.

New Pattern icon New Pattern

Duplicates a single toolpath instance that can be used for multiple instances in the same part.

Manual NC icon Manual NC

Adds operations to the NC output that are machine dependent.

Probe WCS icon Probe WCS

Creates a probing cycle to measure a geometric feature on the part, during machining.

Create Manufacturing Model icon Create Manufacturing Model

Creates a model for use in the Manufacture workspace that you can edit without affecting the original model in the Design workspace.

Manufacture > Milling > 2D

2D Adaptive Clearing icon 2D Adaptive Clearing

Creates a roughing operation that uses a more optimized toolpath that avoids abrupt direction changes.

2D Pocket icon 2D Pocket

Creates a roughing operation that uses toolpaths parallel to selected geometry.

Face icon Face

Produces quick part facing to prepare raw stock for machining.

2D Contour icon 2D Contour

Creates toolpaths based on a 2D contour.

Slot icon Slot

Mills a slot by following the slot center line of the slots.

Trace icon Trace

Machines along contours with varying Z values and with, or without, left and right side compensation.

Thread icon Thread

Use for thread milling cylindrical pockets and islands.

Bore icon Bore

Use for bore milling of cylindrical pockets and islands by selecting the cylindrical geometry directly.

Circular icon Circular

Use for milling cylindrical pockets and islands.

Engrave icon Engrave

Machines along contours with V-shaped chamfered walls.

2D Chamfer icon 2D Chamfer

Machines along contours creating a chamfered surface.

Manufacture > Milling > 3D

Adaptive Clearing icon Adaptive Clearing

A roughing strategy available for clearing large quantities of material effectively.

Pocket Clearing icon Pocket Clearing

A conventional roughing strategy for clearing large quantities of material effectively.

Steep and Shallow icon Steep and Shallow

Creates a finishing operation that machines steep areas using Contour passes and shallow areas using Parallel or Scallop passes.

Parallel icon Parallel

A widely used finishing strategy, the passes are parallel in the XY-plane and follow the surface in the Z-direction.

Scallop icon Scallop

Creates passes at a constant distance from one another by offsetting them inwards along the surface.

Contour icon Contour

This is the best strategy for finishing steep walls, but can be used for semi-finish and finish machining on the more vertical areas of a part.

Ramp icon Ramp

Creates a finishing operation intended for steep areas similar to the Contour strategy.

Pencil icon Pencil

Creates toolpaths along internal corners and fillets with small radii, removing material that no other tool can reach.

Horizontal icon Horizontal

Automatically detects all the flat areas of the part and clears them with an offsetting path.

Spiral icon Spiral

Creates a spiral toolpath from a given center point, generating a constant contact as it machines within a given boundary.

Radial icon Radial

Like Spiral machining, this operation also starts from a center point, providing you with the ability to machine radial parts.

Morphed Spiral icon Morphed Spiral

Generates the spiral from the selected boundary as opposed to Spiral which trims the generated passes to the machining boundary.

Project icon Project

A finishing strategy that allows you to machine along contours with the center of the tool.

Morph icon Morph

Morph is a finishing strategy for machining shallow areas between selected contours with a consistent cutting direction.

Flow icon Flow

A finishing strategy, which follows the isocurves of a surface, to machine parts with curved surfaces.

Manufacture > Milling > Drilling

Drill icon Drill

Provides access to a wide range of drilling, tapping and hole making operations, such as counterbores and countersinks.

Hole Recognition icon Hole Recognition

Automatically finds hole features in any plane and creates drilling operations. Selects tools from user-specified tool libraries.

Manufacture > Milling > Multi-Axis

Rotary Pocket icon Rotary Pocket

A multi-axis roughing strategy that lets you clear large quantities of material on parts that are machined most efficiently when using the 4th machine axis.

Swarf icon Swarf

A multi-axis strategy for machining with the side of the tool.

Advanced Swarf icon Advanced Swarf

A multi-axis strategy that machines straight-sided walls with the side of the tool.

Multi-Axis Contour icon Multi-Axis Contour

A multi-axis strategy for machining with the tip of the tool along a given contact curve.

Rotary Parallel icon Rotary Parallel

A multi-axis machining strategy that lets you machine along and around a rotating axis.

Rotary Contour icon Rotary Contour

A multi-axis finishing strategy that lets you machine steep walls on parts that are machined most efficiently when using the 4th machine axis.

Multi-Axis Finishing icon Multi-Axis Finishing

Creates a finishing strategy to machine geometry such as curved floors or walls of pockets.

Manufacture > Milling > Modify

Trim Toolpath icon Trim Toolpath

Deletes an area of a toolpath that is inside or outside of a specified, closed boundary.

Delete Passes icon Delete Passes

Deletes an area of a toolpath that is specified by a selection type.

Replace Tool icon Replace Tool

Replaces the tool that a toolpath uses without needing to recalculate the toolpath.

Move Entry Positions icon Move Entry Positions

Moves the tool entry and exit positions on closed toolpath passes without needing to recalculate the toolpath.

Manufacture > Milling > Actions

Generate icon Generate

Regenerates operations, for example, when they are out of date, to make them valid.

Simulate icon Simulate

Simulates the movement of the tool along toolpaths, visualizes the change in stock material, and highlights collisions between tool and stock.

Simulate with Machine icon Simulate with Machine

Simulates the movement of the machine and the tool along toolpaths, visualizes the change in stock material, and highlights collisions.

Holder icon Holder

Shows the tool's holder, shaft, and flute in the canvas during simulation.

Shaft icon Shaft

Shows the tool's shaft and flute in the canvas during simulation.

Flute icon Flute

Shows the tool's flute in the canvas during simulation.

Hide Tool icon Hide Tool

Hides the tool's holder, shaft, and flute in the canvas during simulation.

Machine icon Machine

Shows or hides the machine tool in the canvas during simulation.

Toolpath icon Toolpaths

Shows or hides the toolpaths in the canvas during simulation.

Stock icon Stock

Shows or hides the stock in the canvas during simulation.

Regenerate Stock icon Regenerate Stock

Manually regenerates the stock to ensure it accurately matches the current position of the simulation.

Issues icon Issues

Lists any errors or warnings found during the verification process, such as collisions.

Stock to Model icon Stock

Displays the distance between the model's surface and the stock.

  • Exit Simulation

Post Process icon Post Process

Creates machine-specific NC code for the setup, NC program, or individual operations selected in the Browser.

Setup Sheet icon Setup Sheet

Generates an overview of the NC program for the CNC operator.

Machining Time icon Machining Time

Displays an estimate of the total machining time for the setup, NC program, or individual operation selected in the Browser.

Manufacture > Milling > Manage

Form Mill icon Form Mill

Allows you to create a custom shaped tool from an imported CAD drawing or a sketch.

Tool Library icon Tool Library

Displays the Tool Library dialog box where you manage tools for your individual documents and operations, as well as libraries of predefined tools.

Machine Library icon Machine Library

Manages machine definitions, enabling you to find, create, and edit descriptions of CNC machines and additive printers.

Post Library icon Post Library

Displays the Post Library where you can manage posts for your projects as well as the predefined posts.

Template Library icon Template Library

Displays the Template Library where you can manage templates for your projects.

Task Manager icon Task Manager

Opens the CAM Task Manager dialog.

Export Defaults icon Export Defaults

Exports a file with the default settings of the Manufacturing toolpath strategies.

Import Defaults icon Import Defaults

Imports previously saved default settings for all the toolpath strategies in the Manufacturing workspace.

Reset Defaults icon Reset Defaults

Resets all of the parameter settings in the Manufacturing toolpath strategies to their built in defaults.

Manufacture > Milling > Inspect

  • Measure
  • Accessibility Analysis
  • Minimum Radius Analysis
  • Section Analysis
  • Zebra Analysis

Manufacture > Milling > Select

Select menu tools are purposely ignored as they don't trigger the Learning Panel.

Manufacture > Turning > Setup

  • New Setup
  • Create NC Program
  • New Folder
  • New Pattern
  • Manual NC
  • Probe WCS
  • Create Manufacturing Model

Manufacture > Turning > Turning

Turning Face icon Turning Face

The face strategy is used for machining the front side of the part.

Turning Profile Roughing icon Turning Profile Roughing

The turning roughing strategy is used to remove the bulk of material from the part.

Turning Profile Finishing icon Turning Profile Finishing

The turning finishing strategy creates single or multiple cuts along the profile.

Turning Groove icon Turning Groove

The turning groove strategy is used for both roughing and finishing of the part using groove tools.

Turning Single Groove icon Turning Single Groove

The turning groove strategy is used for grooving at selected positions only.

Turning Thread icon Turning Thread

This strategy is used for turning threads. Both cylindrical and conical threads are supported.

Turning Chamfer icon Turning Chamfer

The turning chamfer strategy is used for chamfering sharp corners that have not been chamfered in the design.

Turning Part icon Turning Part

This strategy is used for cutting off the part for machining on another spindle or once the part has been fully machined.

Turning Secondary Spindle Chuck icon Turning Secondary Spindle Chuck

The secondary spindle chuck strategy is intended for automatic stock transfer between the two spindles.

Turning Secondary Spindle Return icon Turning Secondary Spindle Return

The secondary spindle return strategy is intended for automatic stock transfer between the two spindles.

Manufacture > Turning > Drilling

Drill icon Drill

Provides access to a wide range of drilling, tapping and hole making operations, such as counterbores and countersinks.

Hole Recognition icon Hole Recognition

Automatically finds hole features in any plane and creates drilling operations.

Manufacture > Turning > Actions

  • Generate
  • Simulate
  • Post Process
  • Setup Sheet
  • Machining Time

Manufacture > Turning > Manage

  • Form Mill
  • Tool Library
  • Machine Library
  • Post Library
  • Template Library
  • Task Manager
  • Export Defaults
  • Import Defaults
  • Reset Defaults

Manufacture > Turning > Inspect

  • Measure
  • Accessibility Analysis
  • Minimum Radius Analysis
  • Section Analysis
  • Zebra Analysis

Manufacture > Turning > Select

Select menu tools are purposely ignored as they don't trigger the Learning Panel.

Manufacture > Additive > Setup (FFF/MJF/SLA/SLS/SLM/DED)

  • New Setup
  • Create Manufacturing

New Setup from G-Code icon New Setup from G-Code

Creates a setup with an additive toolpath from a G-Code file.

Manufacture > Additive > Position (FFF/MJF/SLA/SLS/SLM)

Move Components icon Move Components

Translates and rotates components within the build volume.

Minimize Build Height icon Minimize Build Height

Finds a part orientation with the smallest space requirement in X, Y, and Z, and aligns the part with the shortest axis against the vertical.

Automatic Orientation icon Automatic Orientation

Generates a range of optimized orientations for selected components.

Additive Arrange icon Arrange

Automatically arranges selected components so that they fit inside the additive machine's build volume.

Place Parts on Platform icon Place Parts on Platform

Moves the part directly in contact with or with a clearance to the platform surface and ignores attached supports and any parts below it.

Collision Detection icon Collision Detection

Finds components in the active setup that intersect with each other.

Manufacture > Additive > Modify (FFF/MJF/SLA/SLS/SLM)

Fill Build Volume icon Fill Build Volume

Automatically fills the unused space in the additive machine's build volume with as many copies of the selected component as possible.

Split Supports icon Split Supports

Creates mesh bodies of support structures, enabling independent respositioning and manufacturing of supports from the main part.

Manufacture > Additive > Print Settings (SLM)

Assign Body Presets icon Assign Body Presets

Assigns presets of print settings to bodies in the active setup.

Manufacture > Additive > Supports (FFF)

Solid Volume Support icon Solid Volume Support

Generates a large support structure to support the selected face, body, or component.

Solid Bar Support icon Solid Bar Support

Generates a bar support structure to support the selected face, body, or component.

Setter Support icon Setter Support

Generates a support structure on the build platform that follows the outline of the selected bodies or components.

Manufacture > Additive > Supports (SLA/SLM)

Volume Support icon Volume Support

Generates a large support structure at the selected faces, bodies, or components.

Surround Volume by Polyline Support icon Surround Volume by Polyline Support

Generates a polyline support structure around an existing volume support.

Bar Support icon Bar Support

Generates a bar support structure at the selected faces, bodies, or components.

Down Oriented Point Bar Support icon Down Oriented Point Bar Support

Generates single bar support structures at the downward-facing corners and edges of the selected bodies or components.

Lattice Support icon Lattice Support

Generates a lattice support structure at the selected faces, bodies, or components.

Edge with Bar Support icon Edge with Bar Support

Generates a bar support structures along at the downward-facing edges of the selected bodies or components.

Polyline Support icon Polyline Support

Generates rows of polyline support structures at the selected faces, bodies, or components.

Edge with Polyline Support icon Edge with Polyline Support

Generates a polyline support structure at the downward-facing edges of the selected bodies or components.

Cluster Contour with Polyline Support icon Cluster Contour with Polyline Support

Generates a polyline support structure around clusters of the selected faces, bodies, or components.

Medial Axis with Polyline Support icon Medial Axis with Polyline Support

Generates a polyline support structure along part of the medial axis of the selected faces, bodies, or components.

Base Plate Support icon Base Plate Support

Generates a support structure on the build platform that follows the outline of the selected bodies or components.

Manufacture > Additive > Process Simulation (SLM)

Study icon Study

Creates a Process Simulation study for a single body.

PreCheck icon PreCheck

Performs a series of checks to identify whether the active Process Simulation study can be solved.

Solve icon Solve

Solves the active Process Simulation study and opens the Results contextual environment.

Mesh View icon Mesh View

Opens the Results contextual environment for viewing a previously generated FEA (finite element analysis) mesh.

Results View icon Results View

Opens the Results contextual environment for viewing the results from a solved Process Simulation study.

Manufacture > Additive > Results contextual environment (SLM)

Toggle Element Edges icon Toggle Element Edges

Switches between showing, and not showing, the edges of the elements in the FEA (finite element analysis) mesh.

Toggle Min/Max Probes icon Toggle Min/Max Probes

Switches between showing, and not showing, the locations for the minimum and maximum values for the currently selected result type.

Open Results Folder icon Open Results Folder

Opens the folder location where the input files, log files, and result files for the Process Simulation study are stored.

Create Compensated Mesh Body icon Create Compensated Mesh Body

Creates a mesh body that automatically compensates for the displacement predicted in the solved Process Simulation study, and closes the Results contextual environment.

Export Compensated STL icon Export Compensated STL

Creates an STL file of the inverse-warped part. This compensates for the displacement predicted by the solved Process Simulation study.

Export Compensated STL icon Export Warped STL

Creates an STL file of the warped part as predicted by the solved Process Simulation study.

Export Compensated STL icon Export Color 3MF

Creates a 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) file of the warped part as predicted by the solved Process Simulation study.

  • Finish Results

Manufacture > Additive > Multi-Axis (DED)

Feature Construction icon Feature Construction

Creates an additive toolpath for building features using multi-axis deposition technologies.

Manufacture > Additive > Actions (FFF)

  • Generate

Simulate Additive Toolpath icon Simulate Additive Toolpath

Simulates the generated additive toolpath selected in the Browser.

  • Post Process

Print Statistics icon Print Statistics

Displays detailed print statistics, including the filament weight, volume and the print time and filament usage per feature.

Arrangement Statistics icon Arrangement Statistics

Displays information about the number of parts and how much of the available build space is used.

3MF Scene Export icon 3MF Scene Export

Outputs the additive build to a 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) file.

Manufacture > Additive > Actions (MJF)

  • Generate
  • 3MF Scene Export

Manufacture > Additive > Actions (SLA)

  • Generate
  • 3MF Scene Export

Formlabs Form File Export icon Formlabs Form File Export

Outputs the additive build to a Form file.

Manufacture > Additive > Actions (SLS)

  • Generate
  • 3MF Scene Export
  • Formlabs Form File Export

Manufacture > Additive > Actions (SLM)

  • Generate
  • Simulate Additive Toolpath

Create Machine Build File icon Create Machine Build File

Outputs the additive build to a machine-specific file that can be run directly on a supported additive machine.

  • 3MF Scene Export

Manufacture > Additive > Actions (DED)

  • Generate
  • Simulate
  • Simulate Additive Toolpath
  • Post Process

Manufacture > Additive > Manage (FFF/MJF/SLA/SLS/SLM)

Print Setting Library icon Print Setting Library

Displays the Print Setting Library where you can create, edit, copy and paste, and import and export print settings for additive machines.

  • Tool Library
  • Machine Library
  • Post Library
  • Template Library
  • Task Manager
  • Export Defaults
  • Import Defaults
  • Reset Defaults

Manufacture > Additive > Manage (DED)

  • Tool Library
  • Machine Library
  • Post Library
  • Template Library
  • Task Manager
  • Export Defaults
  • Import Defaults
  • Reset Defaults

Manufacture > Additive > Inspect (FFF/MJF/SLA/SLS/SLM/DED)

  • Measure
  • Accessibility Analysis
  • Minimum Radius Analysis
  • Section Analysis
  • Zebra Analysis

Manufacture > Additive > Select (FFF/MJF/SLA/SLS/SLM/DED)

Select menu tools are purposely ignored as they don't trigger the Learning Panel.

Manufacture > Inspection > Setup

  • New Setup
  • Create NC Program
  • New Folder
  • New Pattern
  • Manual NC
  • Probe WCS
  • Create Manufacturing Model

Manufacture > Inspection > Probing

  • Probe WCS

Probe Geometry icon Probe Geometry

Creates a probing cycle to measure a geometric feature on the part, during machining.

Inspect Surface icon Inspect Surface

Creates a probing strategy that specifies contact points across the surface of the model to be measured by a probe while the part is still on the machine tool.

Create Inspection Plan icon Create Inspection Plan

Automatically creates manual inspections and Probe Geometry operations from PMI (product manufacturing information).

Part Alignment icon Part Alignment

Uses imported surface inspection results to update the alignment of a CAD model with its physical part on a machine tool.

Manufacture > Inspection > Part Alignment contextual environment

Edit Alignment icon Edit Alignment

Specifies the type of transformation that can be used to calculate the part alignment.

Inspect Surface icon Inspect Surface

Creates an operation for inspecting the surface of a part using a probe.

Post For Alignment icon Post For Alignment

Creates NC code for the Inspect Surface operation in the setup, whose results will be used to calculate the part alignment.

Import Inspection Results icon Import Inspection Results

Imports a machine-generated results file and calculates the part alignment.

Show Part Alignment Information icon Show Part Alignment Information

Shows the transformation needed for the part alignment and how it changes the deviation of the inspection results.

Show Results icon Show Results

Shows the detailed inspection results after the part alignment has been applied.

Post With Alignment icon Post With Alignment

Creates NC code for the remaining operations in the setup with the part alignment applied.

Exit Part Alignment icon Exit Part Alignment

Closes the Part Alignment contextual environment.

Component Sources Component Sources

Opens the components sources dialog to let you add components to a manufacturing model.

Live Part Alignment icon Live Part Alignment

Uses real-time surface inspection results to update the alignment of a CAD model with its physical part on a machine tool.

Live Connection icon Live Connection

Shows surface inspection results in real-time and tracks progress of operations as they run on a machine tool.

Manufacture > Inspection > Live Part Alignment

  • Inspect Surface

Post for Live Alignment icon Post for Live Alignment

Creates NC code for all the operations in the setup.

Live Connection icon Live Connection

Tracks the progress of the operations as they run on a machine tool and shows inspection results in real-time.

  • Show Part Alignment Information
  • Show Results

Exit Live Part Alignment icon Exit Live Part Alignment

Closes the Live Part Alignment contextual environment.

Manufacture > Inspection > Manual

Create Manual Inspection icon Create Manual Inspection

Creates a list of items you want to inspect using a manual measuring instrument, such as a caliper, micrometer, or height gauge.

Record Manual Inspection icon Record Manual Inspection

Lets you record the measured values, or go through checks, for items in the manual inspection selected in the Browser.

Manufacture > Inspection > Actions

  • Generate
  • Simulate
  • Post Process
  • Setup Sheet
  • Machining Time

Import Inspection Results icon Import Inspection Results

Imports a machine-generated results file.

Inspection Report icon Inspection Report

Creates a report of the currently selected inspection results.

Live Connection icon Live Connection

Shows surface inspection results in real-time and tracks progress of operations as they run on a machine tool.

Manufacture > Inspection > Manage

  • Form Mill
  • Tool Library
  • Machine Library
  • Post Library
  • Template Library
  • Task Manager
  • Export Defaults
  • Import Defaults
  • Reset Defaults

Manufacture > Inspection > Inspect

  • Measure
  • Accessibility Analysis
  • Minimum Radius Analysis
  • Section Analysis
  • Zebra Analysis

Manufacture > Inspection > Select

Select menu tools are purposely ignored as they don't trigger the Learning Panel.

Manufacture > Fabrication > Nest

Manufacture > Fabrication > Setup

  • New Setup
  • Create NC Program
  • New Folder
  • New Pattern
  • Manual NC
  • Probe WCS
  • Create Manufacturing Model

Manufacture > Fabrication > Cutting

2D Profile icon 2D Profile

2D profile strategy is used for cutting on waterjet, laser, and plasma cutters.

Manufacture > Fabrication > Actions

  • Generate
  • Simulate
  • Post Process
  • Sheet Setup
  • Machining Time

Manufacture > Fabrication > Manage

  • Process Material Library
  • Material and Packaging Presets
  • Form Mill
  • Tool Library
  • Machine Library
  • Post Library
  • Template Library
  • Task Manager
  • Export Defaults
  • Import Defaults
  • Reset Defaults

Manufacture > Fabrication > Inspect

  • Measure
  • Accessibility Analysis
  • Minimum Radius Analysis
  • Section Analysis
  • Zebra Analysis

Manufacture > Fabrication > Select

Select menu tools are purposely ignored as they don't trigger the Learning Panel.

Manufacture > Utilities > Actions

Automatic In-Process Stock Generation icon Automatic In-Process Stock Generation

Calculates a visual representation of the stock, known as in-process stock, which enables you to preview the effect that each toolpath has on the stock.

Manufacture > Utilities > Manage

  • Form Mill
  • Tool Library
  • Machine Library
  • Post Library
  • Template Library
  • Task Manager
  • Export Defaults
  • Import Defaults
  • Reset Defaults

Manufacture > Utilities > Inspect

  • Measure
  • Accessibility Analysis
  • Minimum Radius Analysis
  • Section Analysis
  • Zebra Analysis

Manufacture > Utilities > Add-Ins

Scripts and Add-Ins icon Scripts and Add-Ins

Opens the Scripts and Add-Ins dialog.

Manufacture > Utilities > Machine Builder

Machine Builder icon Machine Builder

Opens a contextual environment for customizing and validating the machine model.

Select Machine icon Select Machine

Selects the machine in the Machine Library that you want to link to the machine model in the current design file.

Edit Machine Definition icon Edit Machine Definition

Enables you to modify and customize the settings of the machine definition that is linked to the machine model.

Move Components icon Move Components

Enables adjustment of the axis direction for selected components in the machine model.

Set Up Machine Model icon Set Up Machine Model

Assigns components and defines attachment points within the machine model for accurate representation and simulation.

Preview Machine Movements icon Preview Machine Movements

Enables jogging of the axes of the machine model.

Finish icon Finish

Saves the design file containing the machine model and closes the Machine Builder contextual environment.

Manufacture > Utilities > Select

Select menu tools are purposely ignored as they don't trigger the Learning Panel.

Extension icon Extension Manager

Extensions either add functionality to existing workspaces or allow you to perform unlimited actions that would otherwise cost cloud credits.

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