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ICAM Virtual Machine ® Version 19.0 Using Virtual Machine Models with CeRun and Gener
Monitoring Virtual Machine’s Results
2.10.3 Tool Path Display
Select the Simulation»Show»Tool Path (Ctrl T shortcut) menu
toggle to enable and disable tool path tracing. Tool path tracing
can also be toggled from the VM Mode toolbar by selecting the
left button in the pair shown circled above. Tracing shows the motion of the tool in relation to
the part, taking into account the sweep effects caused by rotary motions and the “hockey stick”
effect caused by independent axis positioning. The trace is shown fixed in relation to the part
(meaning that the trace moves with the part).
Select the Simulation»Show»Tool Path as Overlay menu toggle to control the visibility of the
tool path. Tool path visibility can also be toggled from the VM Mode toolbar by selecting the
right button in the pair shown circled above. When the tool path is shown in “overlay” mode it
will not be hidden by objects that might be between you (the viewer) and the tool path.
Select Simulation»Options (Ctrl Alt O shortcut) to
change tool path display options, which will bring
up the Simulation Options dialog. Tool path
options include:
� The colors used to distinguish feed motions,
rapid motions and motions being
“synchronized” with the CERUN and
GENER trace windows.
� Whether to show the tool path trace at the
SCP (spindle control point) or the tool tip.
� The extent of the tool path to display. Tool
paths containing many motions slow down
the simulation speed due to the CPU requirements
to draw each motion. The tool
path display can be reduced to show only
those motions within a specified period.
� The tolerance used when tracing curved
motions, while respecting an upper limit
on the number of segments that should be
used to show a curved motion. Note that
this tolerance is used for display purposes
only and has no effect on collision testing.
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