Main panel
Application Area:
The Main Panel is comprised of two key components: a tree view that displays the operation hierarchy and a set of tools designed for interacting with and manipulating the text of the control program or individual operations.
Structure:
The Main Panel operates a window that displays a tree-structured hierarchical view of the project's technological structure. This layout includes the setups, details, and operations pertinent to the project. The project structure results from the Split procedure. This window collaborates with the NC code Editor Panel. Selecting any technological object (such as an operation) automatically highlights the frame in the NC code Editor Panel that marks the start of this object.
The window presents the following columns:
List of technological objects. Features a hierarchical structure of the project, detailing the names, sequence, and nesting of operations, setups, and parts.
Coordinate system. Features the part's zero offset address — the work coordinate system (G54 – G59).
Tool number. Indicates the number of the tool applied in the operation.
Tool caption. Indicates the name of the tool applied in the operation.
Operation status. Indicates the status of the operation:
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> Operation is disabled. This operation is not calculated, is not output to the NC program and is not considered the rest re-machining operations are calculated. To switch on/off the operation one can either double click on its caption or select the "enable" command from the operation shortcut menu. The operation group is disabled if all operation inside are disabled;
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> Operation is not calculated (has no the toolpath);
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> Operation is calculated (has the toolpath), but not simulated yet. The operation group is calculated if all operations inside are calculated.
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> Operation is calculated and partially simulated, no simulation errors detected. Partially means that simulation has been performed without machine collision control, but gouge detection, tool holder collision and machine axes limits control performed successfully;
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> Operation is calculated and fully simulated without errors. A green mark means the simulation was performed with collision control of the machine and with all other checks. The operation group is simulated if all operations inside are simulated;
The errors were found while the simulations. The operations group is marked by error even, if one operation inside is marked by error. Click to the icon to show an operation status panel with detailed information about errors found.
Toolkit:
The tools available for operations depend on the Main Panel's working mode.