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ICAM Virtual Machine ® Version 19.0 Virtual Machine Reference, Menu Bar
Simulation»Show
4.3.9 Simulation»Show
Toggles the display of various visual aids, including: wireframe
vs. solid rendering, tool path tracing, visibility of various
component categories (i.e., filters), datum reference grids,
coordinate system markers, kinematics component markers,
safety zone visibility, workpiece vs. model coordinates, and the
heads-up display.
Simulation»Show»Wireframe
The Show Wireframe function switches
between solid and wire-frame rendering of the
simulation window.
Wire-frame mode enables objects that are
behind others to be seen. However, an object
that is obscured by another still cannot be
selected with the mouse pointer, even when in
wire-frame mode, because the selection is
done on the faces of surfaces, not on their
vertices.
When looking at the backside of a surface in “solid” mode, the surface may appear as solid, or as
wire-frame, or invisible. This setting is controlled by the “Backface” options in the Simulation»Options
(Ctrl Alt O shortcut) panel.
Simulation»Show»Tool Path (Ctrl T) (CERUN & GENER only)
The Show Tool Path function activates or
deactivates tool path tracing in the simulation
window. Tracing can also be toggled from the
VM Mode toolbar. Tracing shows the path of
the tool with respect to the part. Rotary motions
may cause linear tool paths to appear as
curves; this is natural and reflects the actual
path of the tool with respect to the part.
The tool path trace shows different colors for
rapid and feed motions. The default is red for
rapid positioning motions and green for all
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