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To Post Process The Toolpaths

This document provides instructions for post processing toolpaths in a CAM tutorial. It describes regenerating all toolpaths and simulating them to check for errors before post processing. The steps are to click Setup1, generate toolpaths if needed, simulate the toolpaths by playing the simulation, and close the simulation dialog box. Post processing converts the toolpaths into NC code for the CNC machine.

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To Post Process The Toolpaths

This document provides instructions for post processing toolpaths in a CAM tutorial. It describes regenerating all toolpaths and simulating them to check for errors before post processing. The steps are to click Setup1, generate toolpaths if needed, simulate the toolpaths by playing the simulation, and close the simulation dialog box. Post processing converts the toolpaths into NC code for the CNC machine.

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Click​ ​ ​ ​at​ ​the​ ​bottom​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Operation​​ ​dialog​ ​box,​ ​or​ ​right-click​ ​in​ ​the
graphics​ ​window​ ​and​ ​select​ ​OK​​ ​from​ ​the​ ​marking​ ​menu,​ ​to​ ​calculate​ ​the​ ​toolpath.​ ​The
resulting​ ​toolpath​ ​should​ ​look​ ​like​ ​this:

You​ ​have​ ​now​ ​completed​ ​all​ ​the​ ​machining​ ​strategies​ ​for​ ​this​ ​part.​ ​Continue​ ​to​ ​To​ ​Post​ ​Process
the​ ​Toolpaths​​ ​to​ ​finish​ ​the​ ​tutorial.
 

To​ ​Post​ ​Process​ ​the​ ​Toolpaths 


In​ ​this​ ​final​ ​step​ ​of​ ​the​ ​tutorial,​ ​all​ ​toolpaths​ ​are​ ​post​ ​processed​ ​to​ ​produce​ ​the​ ​NC-code​ ​to​ ​be
used​ ​by​ ​the​ ​machine​ ​tools.​ ​Before​ ​starting​ ​the​ ​post​ ​processing,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​good​ ​practice​ ​to​ ​regenerate
all​ ​toolpaths​ ​and​ ​then​ ​simulate​ ​them.​ ​Doing​ ​so​ ​enables​ ​you​ ​to​ ​spot​ ​any​ ​errors​ ​in​ ​the​ ​toolpaths
and​ ​rectify​ ​them.

1. Start​ ​by​ ​clicking​ ​Setup1​​ ​at​ ​the​ ​top​ ​of​ ​the​ ​CAM​ ​Browser​.

2. On​ ​the​ ​ribbon,​ ​click​ ​CAM​ ​tab​ ​ ​ ​Toolpath​ ​panel​ ​ ​ ​Generate​ ​ ​ ​.


3. You​ m​ ay​ ​receive​ ​a​ ​dialog​ ​box​ ​message​ ​that​ ​the​ ​selected​ ​operation​ ​is​ ​already​ ​valid.​ ​This
means​ ​that​ ​your​ ​toolpaths​ ​are​ ​good.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​click​ ​Yes​​ ​to​ ​optionally​ ​regenerate​ ​them,​ ​or
click​ ​No​​ ​to​ ​leave​ ​them​ ​untouched​ ​and​ ​exit​ ​the​ ​dialog​ ​box.

4. Now,​ ​click​ ​CAM​ ​tab​ ​ ​ ​Toolpath​ ​panel​ ​ ​ ​Simulate​ ​ ​ ​.


5. Tip:​​ ​As​ ​an​ ​alternative,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​also​ ​right-click​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Setup​​ ​folder​ ​in​ ​the​ ​CAM​ ​Browser
and​ ​select​ ​Simulate​ ​(All)​​ ​from​ ​the​ ​pop-up​ ​context​ ​menu.
6. The​ ​Simulation​​ ​player​ ​is​ ​displayed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​graphics​ ​window.

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9. Click​ ​the​ ​Play​​ ​button​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Simulation​​ ​player​ ​to​ ​playback​ ​the​ ​defined​ ​toolpaths.
10. When​ ​the​ ​simulation​ ​is​ ​complete,​ ​click​ ​the​ ​Close​​ ​button​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Simulation​​ ​dialog​ ​box,​ ​or
right-click​ ​in​ ​the​ ​graphics​ ​window​ ​and​ ​select​ ​Close​​ ​from​ ​the​ ​marking​ ​menu.

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