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Verify the toolpaths and Compare the results against the model. Cycle time and cutting information.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
6 min.
Transcript
00:03
Once you have created your toolpaths in Fusion,
00:06
you can use the Simulate function to see what your toolpaths will look like when you cut away the raw stock.
00:13
Fusion can simulate a single toolpath or any combination of toolpaths,
00:17
and can also simulate with a machine.
00:21
From the Browser, you can select a toolpath to simulate or use the regular multiselect operations to simulate multiple toolpaths.
00:30
It can also be useful to see how all your toolpaths are working together.
00:35
From the Browser, select the top-level Setup that contains your toolpaths.
00:41
Then, on the Manufacture workspace toolbar, Milling tab, click Actions > Simulate.
00:49
Alternatively, in the Browser, right-click the top-level Setup and select Simulate.
00:56
The Simulate dialog opens, and the Simulation contextual environment replaces all tabs in the Manufacture workspace.
01:05
On the lower part of the canvas, you see the player controls, which you can use to navigate the simulation.
01:13
Think of the toolpath simulation as a video of the machining process.
01:18
Click Play to play the simulation.
01:21
On either side of Play is a single step control, forward or backwards.
01:27
Then, there are options to play to the next operation, forward or backward.
01:33
Finally, there are options to go to the beginning or to the end of the simulation.
01:39
Beneath the player controls, there is a speed control.
01:44
Move the slider to change the speed of play.
01:48
Moving the slider away from the center, in either direction, increases the speed of the simulation.
01:54
Slide to the right for faster forward play and to the left for faster reverse play.
02:01
In the Simulate dialog, switch to the Display tab.
02:06
Here, you can find settings for the appearance of the tool, how the toolpaths and stock are shown,
02:12
how you view the simulation, and model opacity.
02:16
Be sure to check the tooltips for details, which you can view by placing the pointer over each setting.
02:23
For this example, in the Toolpath group, set the Mode to Tail.
02:29
Press Play to start the simulation.
02:32
During the simulation, use the slider control to speed up or slow down the toolpath verification.
02:39
Press Fast Forward to finish the simulation more quickly.
02:44
Another way to view and navigate through the simulation is to click and drag the pointer on the canvas.
02:51
To play the simulation forward, click and drag from left to right.
02:56
To rewind, click and drag from right to left.
03:00
This method can be useful for reviewing a small area of the simulation.
03:06
This also enables you to see material being added to the stock block when you slide backwards.
03:12
Back in the Simulation dialog, Display tab, view the tooltip for Colorization to see the different ways to show the stock for simulation.
03:23
The default is by Operation, which makes the cuts from each operation a different color.
03:29
Select Material to make the part a single color, determined by the Material selection, such as Plastic Vinyl or Ceramic.
03:37
In this case, select Comparison, which uses color to determine if there is leftover stock on the part.
03:45
Blue signifies extra stock left around the model;
03:50
green means you have cut the stock to be equal to the model within the tolerance setting;
03:55
and red indicates that you have machined too deeply into the model.
04:01
When this toolpath was created, stock was left radially on the walls, but with no stock axially on the floor.
04:09
All the Z faces are finished, and the XY side faces have material left for a future finish cut.
04:16
No red means you have not undercut the model.
04:21
The simulation looks good, and now you can proceed to the next toolpath.
04:26
Additional information about the simulation process is available on the Info tab.
04:32
You can see the current position during the simulation, which operation is being executed, and the current volume of stock.
04:41
The Statistics tab contains information about the machining process, cycle time, total distance traversed,
04:49
number of operations being simulated, and the number of tool changes.
04:55
Click Exit Simulation to end the simulation.
Video transcript
00:03
Once you have created your toolpaths in Fusion,
00:06
you can use the Simulate function to see what your toolpaths will look like when you cut away the raw stock.
00:13
Fusion can simulate a single toolpath or any combination of toolpaths,
00:17
and can also simulate with a machine.
00:21
From the Browser, you can select a toolpath to simulate or use the regular multiselect operations to simulate multiple toolpaths.
00:30
It can also be useful to see how all your toolpaths are working together.
00:35
From the Browser, select the top-level Setup that contains your toolpaths.
00:41
Then, on the Manufacture workspace toolbar, Milling tab, click Actions > Simulate.
00:49
Alternatively, in the Browser, right-click the top-level Setup and select Simulate.
00:56
The Simulate dialog opens, and the Simulation contextual environment replaces all tabs in the Manufacture workspace.
01:05
On the lower part of the canvas, you see the player controls, which you can use to navigate the simulation.
01:13
Think of the toolpath simulation as a video of the machining process.
01:18
Click Play to play the simulation.
01:21
On either side of Play is a single step control, forward or backwards.
01:27
Then, there are options to play to the next operation, forward or backward.
01:33
Finally, there are options to go to the beginning or to the end of the simulation.
01:39
Beneath the player controls, there is a speed control.
01:44
Move the slider to change the speed of play.
01:48
Moving the slider away from the center, in either direction, increases the speed of the simulation.
01:54
Slide to the right for faster forward play and to the left for faster reverse play.
02:01
In the Simulate dialog, switch to the Display tab.
02:06
Here, you can find settings for the appearance of the tool, how the toolpaths and stock are shown,
02:12
how you view the simulation, and model opacity.
02:16
Be sure to check the tooltips for details, which you can view by placing the pointer over each setting.
02:23
For this example, in the Toolpath group, set the Mode to Tail.
02:29
Press Play to start the simulation.
02:32
During the simulation, use the slider control to speed up or slow down the toolpath verification.
02:39
Press Fast Forward to finish the simulation more quickly.
02:44
Another way to view and navigate through the simulation is to click and drag the pointer on the canvas.
02:51
To play the simulation forward, click and drag from left to right.
02:56
To rewind, click and drag from right to left.
03:00
This method can be useful for reviewing a small area of the simulation.
03:06
This also enables you to see material being added to the stock block when you slide backwards.
03:12
Back in the Simulation dialog, Display tab, view the tooltip for Colorization to see the different ways to show the stock for simulation.
03:23
The default is by Operation, which makes the cuts from each operation a different color.
03:29
Select Material to make the part a single color, determined by the Material selection, such as Plastic Vinyl or Ceramic.
03:37
In this case, select Comparison, which uses color to determine if there is leftover stock on the part.
03:45
Blue signifies extra stock left around the model;
03:50
green means you have cut the stock to be equal to the model within the tolerance setting;
03:55
and red indicates that you have machined too deeply into the model.
04:01
When this toolpath was created, stock was left radially on the walls, but with no stock axially on the floor.
04:09
All the Z faces are finished, and the XY side faces have material left for a future finish cut.
04:16
No red means you have not undercut the model.
04:21
The simulation looks good, and now you can proceed to the next toolpath.
04:26
Additional information about the simulation process is available on the Info tab.
04:32
You can see the current position during the simulation, which operation is being executed, and the current volume of stock.
04:41
The Statistics tab contains information about the machining process, cycle time, total distance traversed,
04:49
number of operations being simulated, and the number of tool changes.
04:55
Click Exit Simulation to end the simulation.
Manufacture > Milling > Actions > Simulate
Simulation verifies that the toolpath is cutting the stock as we expect it to. This is how you catch mistakes before they get out to the shop floor. The Colorization and Materials parameters, control how the Setup Stock will be displayed.
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