Manufacturing errors

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Manufacturing errors occur when FeatureMILL is unable to complete the tool path generation for a part. When an error occurs, the user is unable to run any simulation, post to NC code or save NC code. Errors appear between lines of asterisks (*) in the operation sheet listed after the operation in which the error occurred. Errors are also displayed in the Op List tab with an exclamation point $image\error-exclaim.gif$ icon in the left margin. Warnings are also tagged using the yield sign $image\warning-yield.gif$ icon.

If an error is detected during toolpath generation, the Code generation failed dialog box is displayed.

If you click Yes in this dialog, the first error in the operations list will be highlighted. If you click No, the errors will still appear in the operations list, but you must explicitly ask to step through the errors by clicking Next Error.

If an error occurs during toolpath generation, three error buttons appear in a separate toolbar in the left-hand corner of the window to enable you to read and fix the errors. The buttons perform the following functions:

$image\BMP00084.gif$ Selects the next error in the operations list.

$image\BMP00085.gif$ Selects the previous error in the operations list.

$image\BMP00086.gif$ Provides options for fixing the error that is selected.

If you click Hint while an error is selected in the Manufacturing Operations Sheet, a series of dialog boxes appears to help you fix the error.