Toolpath Manager
Use the Toolpath Manager to create, manage, edit and view the operations of toolpath.
A single geometric part can have one or more operations.
One or more operations can be postprocessing (ie converted) into a single G-Code file, specific to your CNC machine Vs.
More operations, with different tool numbers, produce the G-Code file, the instructions for tool change (eg T3 M06).
The following figure shows how each operation is displayed in Toolpath Manager:
Treeview description
- Type of machine and current postprocessor active.
- Operation
Each operation has a name that describes the type of toolpath and the tool used.
Each operation has two sections:
- Parameters
Contains all the information of the toolpath, such as the tool, feedrates, the size of cuts, selected geometry, etc..
- Toolpath
The file contains all the interpolations of the toolpath. The post-processor uses this file to create the G-code specific to your Cnc machine.
Right-click menu
By right-clicking in the area of operations the menu are displayed in context to the clicked position.
- Change Post
- To change the current post-processor, click on the "Change Post" buttonor select the same function from the drop-down menu of the right mouse button.
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- New
- Initialize all the toolpath operations.
- Contour
- This option creates a new contouring machining.
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- Pocket
- This option creates a new pocketing machining.
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- Drill cycle
- This option creates a new drilling machining.
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- Delete Operation
- The selected operation is removed from the list of toolpaths created earlier.
- Change Parameters
- The selected operation is open and its dialogs shown. All parameters, tools, chains, etc.. can be modified and the machining recalculated.
- Show Toolpath
- Displays the toolpath of the selected operation.
- Simulate
- This opens the dialog to simulate the toolpath of the selected operation.
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- Enable / Disable
- The selected operation is Disabled / Enabled. If the operation is disabled, when you run the postprocessor, the toolpath is not included in the G-Code file.
- Post only this operation
- This option creates the G-Code file with the current postprocessor, converting only the selected operation.
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