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Virtual Machine Reference, Menu Bar
Simulation»Tools/Holders/Heads (Ctrl Alt T) (CeRun & Gener only)
with the mouse, the pointer might be locked to a fixed grid size. You can temporarily toggle the
grid setting by pressing the Shift key. Select Simulation»Grid (Ctrl Alt G shortcut) to make
changes to the default grid.
Existing objects can be selected from the component list and modified by pressing the Modify
button, or removed from the object by pressing the Delete button.
When the Material Removal Simulation (MRS) license option is enabled, stock and machinable
fixture components can be enabled or disabled for MRS simulation using the object‟s Material
Removal column setting. Stock and Part objects must be associated with each other to enable
stock/part comparison (Simulation»Compare) and viewing of undercut/overcut material (Simulation»Show»Filters»Boolean…).
The stock/part association can be made either in the Associated
Part column in the Stock List or in the corresponding Associated Stock column of the Part List.
When running VM with an ICAM Manufacturing Extractor, stock will by default be enabled for
MRS, and the association between stock and part will automatically be set.
4.3.5 Simulation»Tools/Holders/Heads (Ctrl Alt T) (CERUN & GENER only)
This menu bar selection provides the ability to add tool and associated holder 1 definitions to the
simulation, as well as to select the active head on a machine that supports multiple head attachments.
Tools
Tooling definitions, like fixture and part definitions, are not a required element for simulation,
but if used they add to simulation accuracy and realism. VM attaches solid model representations
of holders and tools to the spindle control point (SCP). Once attached, they become a part of the
collision detection process.
You switch between tool and holder
definitions by selecting the Tools and
Holders tab buttons. Select the Tools
tab to add or modify tool definitions.
Select the New button to define a new
tool. Select an existing definition and
press Modify or Delete to change or
remove the selected tools.
GENER will automatically define a
default milling/drilling tool if a tool definition does not exist for the one being loaded. GENER
uses the APT CUTTER command to define the shape of the tool. Tools defined in this way have
a cutting length equal to the total tool length, and do not have a shank or associated holder.
Automatically created tools are by default “unlocked”, meaning that their definition will change
each time a CUTTER command is encountered. Manually defined tools are locked by default,
1 The term “Holder” is used by VM to refer to a device used to securely hold the tool in the spindle. The
term “Head” is used by VM to refer to detachable spindle units (e.g., a right angle head attachment).
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