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Once a cycle that moves the tool/wire has been fully defined, the system
displays a simulated tool/wire in the Graphics Area, moving along the
toolpath generated by the cycle. This is controlled using the Simulation
toolbar:
The top slider shows the progress of the simulation throughout the instruction list. The current cycle or command is displayed (‘Profiling’ in this example). You can narrow the selection to a smaller portion off the instruction list by dragging the slider while holding down the Shift key, then click Zoom. Click Zoom again to return to the entire instruction list.
You can control the speed of the simulation by moving the bottom slider, left to slow down and right to speed up.
The number to the right of the bottom slider acts as a multiplier to the speed set by the slider. Use the buttons to the left of the number to change it.
Click the Constant button to activate it and set the simulated tool/wire to move at a fixed rate. Click the button again to de-activate it, when the tool will move at a rate proportional to the rates generated for the cycle.
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Please note that the simulation of toolpaths in Four Axis Turning cycles is only correct when Constant is OFF. |
Using the Stop button halts the simulation for the current tool only.