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The command Stock/Fixture (Geometry menu) allows you to create stock or a fixture.
For EdgeCAM Simulator, stock and fixtures can be cuboid, cylindrical, defined by a profile or digitised from solid models (this option requires a Solid Machinist licence).
(Stock and fixtures can also be used by Verify. Note that Verify is obsolete functionality.)
For a detailed explanation of individual parameters, please refer to the context sensitive help for the dialog.
Entries for Stock and fixture items appear in the Features
Window. When you move the mouse over an entry, the item becomes highlighted
in the graphics area. The layer and colour properties of stock and fixture
items can be edited using the appropriate commands in the Shortcut menu
(right-hand mouse click).
Automatic Stock
You can automatically create stock by checking the Automatic Stock box in the Stock/Fixture dialog.
There are options for offsetting boxes in X, Y and Z.
In the turning environment, a cylinder aligned with the turning axis is created. In order to do this, you will need to use the standard TURN CPL or a user defined CPL where the solid has been oriented accordingly. For cylinder stock, extension parameters are available which allow the radius of the stock or the length at either end to be extended.
Please note that offsets are incremental and not absolute.
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You can also create stock automatically using Auto-Stock in the Design toolbar (though this does not give you the offset options). |
Displaying the stock and fixtures
As for any other entity, the display of stock and fixtures is controlled by layers. When using the dialog to create stock or fixtures, you can opt for stock and fixtures to be created in their own Stock or Fixture layer (which is created if necessary), or in any layer of your choice.
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Use Toggle Stock in the Display toolbar to switch between:
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Alternatively click on the View caption (bottom left of Graphics Area) and in the subsequent View Properties dialog click Translucent Stock.
Creating a library of fixture parts
When creating stock and fixture entities an attribute is set and saved with the part. Therefore it is possible to save drawings of clamps, vices, rotary tables, tombstones, chucks etc with their fixture attribute set. When these parts are inserted they will have their fixture attribute set and will be displayed as fixtures in the Features Window. This means that fixtures can be inserted into a range of parts without further user intervention.
See Also
Creating a Box Stock or Fixture
Creating a Cylindrical Stock or Fixture
Creating a Profile Stock or Fixture
