ENCY 3 User Manual
  • ENCY 3 User Manual
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    • Introduction to ENCY
      • System requirements
      • Configurations and options
      • Standard package
      • Program installation and launch
      • System files
      • Technical support
    • Brief and to the point
      • Ideology of ENCY
      • Fast familiarization with the system
      • What's new in ENCY 3.0
    • General information
      • Home Page
        • Project library
      • System's main window
        • Application Toolbar
          • Smart Snap
          • Measurement and analysis
          • Autosaves and Project snapshots
          • Project library
          • Machine setup (project template)
          • AI assistant
          • Version info window
        • Graphic window and visualization control
          • Standard views
          • Objects selection mode
          • Window zoom
          • Interactive rotate
          • Interactive pan
          • Interactive zoom in and out
          • Zoom extents
          • Undo view
          • Redo view
          • Section plane
          • Rotation Mode
          • Gimbals
          • Interactive linear axis ruler
        • Work modes
        • Selection filter
        • Visibility panel
        • Geometrical coordinate systems
          • Creation of the coordinate system via dialogue window
          • Smart LCS creation
          • Creation of the coordinate system by the origin point and two leading vectors
          • Creation of the coordinate system by the current view direction
          • Changing properties of an existing coordinate system
        • Machine axes control panel
          • Interactive Machine
        • Graph of the machine axes window
        • Holder occlusion check utility
        • Utilities button of main panel
        • Help button of main panel
        • Process indicator
        • Application events notifications
        • Multiproject interface
      • System settings window
        • Folders tab
        • Measurement units tab
        • Visualization tab
        • Colors tab
        • Import tab
        • Additional tab
        • Machining tab
        • Online features tab
        • Extensions tab
        • PLM connections tab
      • Exchange files
        • Projects files
        • Importable files
        • DXF export
        • Postprocessor tuning files
        • NC program files
        • Interpreter files
        • Machine schema files
        • Encrypted containers .stfc
        • Machine setup files
      • Updating
      • Container manager
      • Licence manager
      • System logs
      • Work with a team in the cloud
    • Geometrical model preparation
      • Geometrical model structure
        • Geometrical objects types
          • Faces, meshes, curves and points
          • Groups (folders)
          • Active folder
          • PMI
        • Geometrical model structure window
        • Object selection
        • Intellectual object selection
        • Geometrical model structure editing
          • Creating a new group
          • Geometrical model structure updating
          • Working with the exchange buffer
      • Geometrical objects import
        • Importing objects from IGES files
          • Requirements for IGES-file
          • Types of importable objects
          • Recommendations on how to adjust IGES-export module in your modeling program
        • Importing objects from STEP files
        • Importing objects from DXF files
        • Importing objects from PostScript files
          • Installing the GhostScript Library
        • Importing objects from STL files
        • Importing objects from PLY files
        • Importing objects from AMF files
        • Importing objects from VRML files
        • Importing objects from 3dm files (Rhinoceros™)
        • Importing objects from Parasolid™ files
        • Importing objects from SolidWorks™ files
        • Importing objects from SolidEdge™ files
        • Importing objects from SGM files
        • Importing objects with CAM system addins
        • Importing objects from 5DC files
        • Addins for CAM system
          • Addin Manager
          • Addin's list
            • Autodesk Inventor™ toolbar & import addin
            • CADbro™ toolbar
            • FreeCAD™ toolbar & import addin
            • Alibre Design™ toolbar & import addin
            • IronCAD™ toolbar
            • NX™ toolbar & import addin
            • Rhinoceros toolbar & import addin
            • SolidEdge™ toolbar & import addin
            • SOLIDWORKS™ toolbar & import addin
            • SpaceClaim™ toolbar & import addin
            • ZW3D™ toolbar & import addin
            • Onshape™ connector
            • CAXA 3D™ toolbar
            • KeyCreator™ toolbar
            • SolidCAM™ toolbar & import addin
          • Associativity for Addin`s
      • Editing geometrical model
        • Geometrical object properties
          • General tab
          • Visual tab
          • Machining tab
          • Parameters tab
        • Changing visual properties
        • Delete
        • Spatial transformations
        • Inversion
        • Surfaces boundary projection
        • Join curves
        • Surface triangulation
        • Creating text
        • Intersect
        • Sew Faces
        • Export of 3D Model
        • Patch hole
        • Extract isolines
        • Simplifying geometrical model
        • Working with splines
        • Extend surface
      • 2D Geometry sketcher
        • Building and editing elements
        • Line
        • Arc
          • Two points and radius
          • Center, starting point and angle
          • By three tangents
          • Edit arc
        • Circle
          • Build Circle with Center and radius. Edit circle
          • Circle by three tangents
        • Rectangle
          • By two points
          • By side and height
          • By center and point
          • Edit rectangle
        • Contour
          • Build by elements
          • By zone or border
          • Edit contour
          • Spline
          • Archimedean spiral
          • Function profile
        • Chamfer and Rounding
        • Dimension
          • Linear dimension
          • Radial dimension
          • Angular dimension
        • Offset
        • Annotations
        • Trim function
        • Split object
        • Additional functions
          • Copy
          • Shift
          • Rotate
          • Mirror
        • Named block
          • Block parameterization
        • Constraints
          • Editing links in a block
        • Drawing example
        • Example of building a drawing using constrains
        • Planes
      • Design (3D Geometry)
        • Main window
        • Design in 2D mode
        • Design in 3D mode
        • Direct Modeling
      • Nesting
    • Creating machining technology
      • Common principles of technology creation
        • Selection of a machine and its parameters definition
        • Defining machining sequence
        • Creating new operation
        • Executing operation
        • Generating NC code
        • Machining report
        • Standard machining sequences
        • Operations setup
          • Geometrical parameters of an operation
          • Defining part, workpiece and fixtures
          • User operations
          • Operation status panel
          • Conversion of arbitrary toolpath to 6D Contour operation
        • Tool path template
          • Macro commands in the tool path template
        • Auxiliary operation
        • Collision Detection in Background Simulation
          • List of Operation Statuses
        • Editing of the Collisions Ignore List
        • Toolpath recalculation control
        • User defaults in inspector
      • Structure of the machining mode
        • Machine setup panel
          • 3D Tool Compensation
        • Setup panel
          • Positioning of part at machine (Workpiece setup)
          • Workpiece coordinate system (G54 - G59)
          • Operation local coordinate system
          • Tool orientation
        • Job assignment
          • Base surface
          • Faces
          • Curve
          • Job zones
          • Top and bottom levels
          • Pocket feature
          • Restrict zones
          • Tabs
          • Job assignment for engraving and pocketing operations
          • Job assignment for hole machining operation
            • Defining holes by coordinates
            • Defining holes by using a geometrical point object
            • Automatic hole recognition
            • Creating hole pattern
            • Holes sorting
          • Recognize features
          • Restrictions
        • Operation parameters
          • Check Holder (Avoid collisions)
          • Layer time
          • Power
          • Use new calculation method for Rotary roughing/finishing
          • Weaving
        • Links/Leads
          • Approach/Return
            • Approach and return rules
              • Approach/return rules edit window
              • Machine's approach/return list
            • Tool change position
          • Safe Motions
          • Advanced Links Settings
          • Links
            • Links based on the Roughing waterline
            • Links for 3D/5D advanced operations
            • Links for 3D operations
            • Links for countouring operations
            • Links in сladding operations
            • Links in drilling operations
          • Leads
            • Leads based on the Roughing waterline
            • Leads based on the Face Milling
            • Leads for 3D operations
            • Leads for 3D/5D advanced operations
            • Leads for countouring operations
            • Leads for сladding operations
          • Distances
            • Distance for 3D operations
            • Distances based on the Face Milling
            • Distances based on the Roughing waterline
            • Distances for 3D/5D advanced operations
            • Distances in drilling operations
          • Allow plunges
        • Transformation
          • Cylindrical interpolation
          • Polar interpolation
        • Feeds/Speeds
          • Corner control
          • Feeds/Speeds (Calculate)
        • Holes (Drill points)
        • Fixtures
      • Structure group of operations
        • Setup stage
        • Part (group)
        • Copy of part
        • Multiply Group
      • Sequencing mode
      • List of types of machining operations
      • Basic technology terms
        • Group
        • Part
        • Workpiece
        • Machining result
        • Tool
          • Mill tool
          • Lathe tool
          • Tool overhang
        • Stock
        • Relief Angle
        • Lateral Angle
        • Adaptive Step (Selection step by scallop height)
        • Frontal angle
        • Machining methods in drive operations
        • Trohoidal machining (Equidistant legacy)
        • Tool magazine
        • Tool compensation in mill operations
      • Mill machining
        • Types of machining operations
        • Holes
          • Hole machining
          • FBM Mill
            • FBM Machining Procedure
            • FBM Procedure Library UI
            • Feature Tree UI
            • Assigning procedures to features UI
            • Procedure Editing UI
            • Operations generation parameters
            • FBM Mill operation parameters
        • 2D
          • Pocketing
          • Engraving
          • 2D contouring
        • Basic
          • Face milling
          • Roughing waterline
            • Plunge roughing
          • Finishing waterline
          • Roughing plane
          • 2.5D contouring
          • Flat land
          • 3D contouring
        • Advanced
          • Combo finish
          • Surfacing
          • Scallop
          • Helical
          • Morph
          • Undercut waterline
          • Swarf
          • 5D Roughing waterline
          • 5D by meshes
          • 6D Contouring
            • Parameters of Drive Faces
            • Parameters of Curves
            • 5-axis milling of the ruled surfaces by the flank of the mill
            • Feeds control feature
            • Using custom vectors feature
          • Contour polishing
        • Rotary
          • Rotary waterline
          • Rotary roughing
          • Rotary finishing
          • Morph 4D
          • 4D Surfacing
          • 4D Contouring
        • Turbomachinery Milling
          • Impeller Machining
          • Blade Machining
        • Rest machining
          • Corners cleanup
          • Pencil
          • Chamfering
        • High performance cutting (HPC)
        • Operations setup
          • Using design and machining features in Job Assignment
            • Creating operations for selected features
            • Spline curves drawing
          • Job assignment for the 2.5D machining operations
          • Milling by axis count
            • Operations for 2/2.5-axes milling
              • 2.5D machining operations
            • Operations for the 3-axes milling
            • Operations for 4-axes and 5-axes milling
              • 4-axis milling with engraving and pocketing operations
              • 5 axis machining
              • Indexed 5-axes milling
              • Rotary machining using cylindrical interpolation
              • 5 axis tool path conversion
              • Axes map for 5-axis machines
        • Adaptive
        • Pocketing strategies
      • Lathe machining
        • Types of lathe machining operations
        • Lathe machining operations
          • Lathe facing
          • OD Roughing and ID Roughing
          • OD Finishing and ID Finishing
          • OD Grooving, ID Grooving and Face grooving
          • OD Threading and ID Threading
          • Profile Threading
          • Lathe part-off
          • Lathe hole machining
          • OD Adaptive turning
          • Part-off with takeover
        • Lathe cycles
          • Profile cycle
          • Offset Roughing
          • Offset cycle (ISO G73)
          • Roughing
          • Roughing cycle
          • Facing
          • Grooving cycle
          • Slotting cycle
          • Thread cycles
            • Standard form thread
            • Threading cycle types
          • Zigzag cycle
          • 4-axis turning
          • Parting-off cycle
          • Peck groving/drillling cycle
        • Operations setup
          • Job assignment of the lathe operations
            • Job assignment element parameters
            • Contour editing modes
          • Cutting conditions of lathe operations
          • Job assignment for hole machining operation
            • Defining holes by coordinates
            • Defining holes by using a geometrical point object
            • Automatic hole recognition
            • Creating hole pattern
      • Mill-turn Machining
        • Lathe-milling machines types
        • Setting-up tooling
        • Positioning of part
        • Tool change position
        • Positioning of tool
        • Obligatory testings before the final generation
        • Counter spindle machining
        • U-axis turning
      • Machining on cutting machines
        • Jet cutting
        • 4D Jet cutting
        • Jet cutting 5D
        • Operations setup
          • Jet cutting job assignment
          • Job assignment of EDM and Jet cutting 4D operations
            • 2D job assignment item properties
            • 4D job assignment item properties
            • Synchronization lines
            • Approaches/returns
            • Bridges
            • Multiselect feature
            • Wire EDM feature
          • Machining conditions of EDM and Jet cutting 4D operations
          • Strategy of EDM and Jet cutting 4D operations
      • Knife cutting
        • Cutting tool - "knife"
        • 2D knife cutting
        • 6D Knife cutting
        • Knife corner retraction
      • Wire EDM machining
        • Wire EDM machining operations
          • Wire EDM 2d Contouring
          • Wire EDM 4d Contouring
          • Wire EDM coreless pocketing
            • Pocketing parameters
            • Wire thread points
        • Operations setup
          • Job assignment of EDM and Jet cutting 4D operations
            • 2D job assignment item properties
            • 4D job assignment item properties
            • Approaches/returns
            • Bridges
            • Multiselect feature
            • Synchronization lines
            • Wire EDM feature
          • Machining conditions of EDM and Jet cutting 4D operations
          • Strategy of EDM and Jet cutting 4D operations
      • Machining on industrial robots
        • Setting the coordinate system of the tool and the workpiece
        • Programming the robot's 6th axis
        • Programming the rails position
        • Programming the rotary table
        • Robot axes map
        • Programming robot's transitions (obsolete method)
          • The planning of the links
      • Multi Task Machining
        • Submachine definition in the machine schemas
        • Swiss lathes programming
        • Automatic insertion of wait labels
      • Move part operations
        • Machine requirements for part moving operations
        • Clamp devices control
        • Pick-and-place
          • Point Pick-and-Place
        • Turn take over
          • Phase synchronization in Turn take over
        • Sub spindle working
        • Bar feeding
      • Welding
        • Point welding
        • Welding 5D and Welding 6D
      • Additive manufacturing
        • Area cladding
        • Curve cladding
        • Cladding 3D
        • Cladding 5D operation
        • Planar slicing
        • Non-planar slicing
        • Direct cladding
      • Disc tool machining
        • Disc tool
        • Disc cutting 2D
        • Disc cutting 6D
        • Disc roughing
      • Probing
        • Creating own probing cycles (templates)
        • Types of measuring cycles
        • Use of prepared measuring cycles
        • Probing templates window
      • Spray painting
      • Legacy operations
        • 2.5D chamfer machining operation
        • 2.5D cover machining operation
        • 2.5D pocketing operation
        • 2.5D wall machining operation
        • Combined operation (waterline-drive)
        • Drive finishing operation
        • Drive roughing operation
        • Saw operation
        • Finishing plane
        • Optimized plane
        • Complex
    • Simulation
      • Tool path motion
        • The structure of the tool path
        • The list of the basic CL-data commands
        • The selection of the CL-data commands from the graphical view
        • Tool path editing
        • Tool path spatial transformations
      • Controlling simulation process
        • Tool motion controlling
        • Tool path errors detected by simulation
        • Feed rates optimization
        • Assigning workpiece parameters
        • Turbo simulation mode
        • Export simulation result as model
        • Delete chips function
      • Simulation of machining by NC program
        • G-code based program simulation
        • Creating your own interpreter
      • Painting simulation
      • Solid Simulation
    • Machining tool features
      • Tools window
        • Manage libraries
        • Milling tool editing
        • Turn tool editing
        • Mill holder selection window
      • Project tool list
      • Creating shaped tools
      • Holders (*.osd) window
      • Machining tools import API
      • Tool assemblies
        • Adapting a machine for advanced tools mode.
        • Component libraries
        • Building a tool assembly
    • Extension and integration possibilities
      • Scripts in ENCY
        • Brief Scripts in ENCY
        • Scripts IDE
        • Application Programming Interface
        • Scripted operation
        • Operation with scripted events
        • Scripted ENCY launch
      • PLMIntegrations
        • Authorizing an External System in the CAM Main Window
        • Importing a Geometry Model from an External System
        • Installing and Configuring PLM Integration Modules
        • Loading and Saving Machines to an External System
        • Loading and Saving Postprocessors to an External System
        • Loading and Saving Tools to an External System
        • Opening and Saving Projects to an External System
      • Extensions of the CAM system
        • Installing extensions from a file
        • Installing extensions using the command line
      • Macro
        • Recording a macro
        • Editing steps
        • Saving a macro
        • Running a macro
        • Editing the code
      • Extension Store
    • Program's licensed modules
      • Adaptive
      • Robot +
      • Robot Mill
      • Advanced multi axis control
      • Operations
        • Sawing
        • 5D cutting
        • Welding
        • Cladding
        • Knife
        • G-code based, G-code based lathe
          • Job assignment for G-code based operation, G-code based lathe operation
            • Keyboard shortcuts for working with NC text
          • Rapid feed
      • Operations which requires adaptation
        • Heat Treatment
        • Welding
        • Cladding
        • Jet Cutting
      • Teamcenter Integration Module
    • Appendix
      • Operations matrix
      • CAM system features matrix
      • List of interpreters
      • Getting trial license
      • Bug report best practice
      • Troubleshooting with authorization in the license manager
      • Additional software and installation changes

    Rectangle

    There are 3 construction options available for a rectangle:

    • By two points
    • By side and height
    • By center and point
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