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Step 3: Replay and removal Material Simulation

Continue with the

previous Step File or open the Initial.CATProcess in ../Data

/

Ex03-Replay Simulate Analyse directory

A. Replay Machining Operations

Select Part Operation 2

Select Machining Program

2

click on Replay icon

Use replay buttons

to visualize toolpath

Select Color mode icon to see the different motions (rapid, approach, retract, machining)

Select you replay mode (in continuous or Point by point or ….)

B. Analyze Machining Operation Result

Click on Photo icon

Select Analyze Icon

Modify range value for code color in Analysis

Click on Apply

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You can see in “Fault” you have only Undercut (no gouge or Tool clash)

You can navigate to see the different options

Use closeup functionality :

Zoom on the indicated part

Right Click and select CloseUp

click on the part to have detail concerning the pick point

Note : to compute all information activate in tools/option/Nc manufacturing/Video , the option following
option :

Click Cancel and Click OK

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C. Removal Material Simulation

Select the Roughing operation in the Part Operation 2

click on replay

select Video icon

ASSOCIATE VIDEO RESULT

Associate Video result to Machining Operation:

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Click on black arrow in the bottom of Save icon and select indicated icon

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a mark appear on the tree

-

click OK

Select the Last operation in the Part Operation 2

click on replay

Click on black arrow in the bottom of Video icon and select indicated icon

click on play button

ANALYSE THE PART

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As for Photo mode, you can use analyse icon to analyse the result

You can also use measurement functionalities

Click on the black arrow at the bottom of the analyse icon and select the third one

select 2 entities (see following picture),plane or arc to have information on each and measure between
each

click Close

DETECT TOOL COLISION

Select collision report icon

If nothing appear : Activate collision detection :

Click on the video option icon

And set the following option :

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Click OK

And restart the Removal material simulation

Now the option are well defined :

Click on collision report icon

1 collision has been detected

Click on more button and change the default option to visualize better the collision

click close

click OK