Create and use tool objects

1. Open the objects_1_setup_1 part.

Choose Start→Manufacturing.

Display the machine tool view.

On the Resource bar, click the Operation Navigator tab if needed.

On the Navigator toolbar, click Machine Tool View .

Right-click the background of the Operation Navigator and choose Expand All.

2. Create a 5-parameter mill tool object and then cut and paste the
FACE_MILLING_AREA operation into that object so that the operation uses the new
tool.

On the Insert toolbar, click Create Tool .

The Type determines the available Subtypes you have to choose from.

In the Create Tool dialog box, set the Type option to Machinery_Exp if it is not already.

The Subtype section displays only tools that are appropriate for milling operations. Turning
or drilling tools, for example, are not displayed.

In the Tool Subtype, click MILL .

In the Location section, from the Tool list, select POCKET_03.

The tool name defaults to MILL based on the subtype you chose. You may name the tool
using the following rules:
o Up to 20 characters

o Start with an alphabetic character

o The only acceptable special characters are the dash (-), period (.), and
underscore (_).
 o No spaces are allowed.

In the Name box, type EM-1_.031.

Click OK to begin defining the tool parameters.

3. Specify parameters that define the size and material of the tool.

Type the following values to define the tool.

(D) Diameter 1.0000

(R1) Lower Radius 0.0310

(L) Length 0.5000

(FL) Flute Length 0.125

4. The tool material is one of several parameters that the Reset from Table option
uses to determine the speeds and feeds for cutting.

In the Description section, click .

Select TMCO_00001 HSS in the Search Result list.

Click OK to close the Search Result dialog box.

Click OK to create the EM-1_.031 tool object.

5. Respecify the tool the operation uses by dragging and dropping the operation
onto the tool object.

In the Operation Navigator, drag FACE_MILLING_AREA to the EM–1_.031 tool object.

The FACE_MILLING_AREA operation now uses EM—1_.031 as the cutting tool.

You can also move objects by cutting and pasting the operation inside the tool object.

The slashed circle indicates that operation parameters have changed and that the tool
path must be regenerated to update.

Generate the tool path using the EM–1_.031 tool. This will update the operation status.

Right-click FACE_MILLING_AREA and choose Generate.

Click OK to accept the tool path generation.

An exclamation point now appears in front of the operation indicating that the operation has
been generated but has not yet been postprocessed or exported.

6. Retrieve a predefined tool from the library.

Click Create Tool .

Click Retrieve Tool from Library .

Click + next to Milling to expand the list.

Click End Mill (non indexable).

Click OK to accept the selection.

Use the Search Criteria dialog box to narrow down the library search by specifying
additional parameters.

Click Count Matches.

A number appears next to the button indicating the number of tools in the library that match
the parameters you have specified so far.

7. You can narrow the search even further by specifying exact numeric values or
a range of values using <, >, <=, and >= signs.

Type 0.50 in the Diameter box.

Click Count Matches.

You have narrowed the search to only those tools in the library with a diameter of 0.50.

Click List Results.

This displays an Information listing of all the tools matching the search criteria. It will allow
you to determine the values (Flute Length and Corner Radius for example) that can be
specified to continue narrowing the list.
 Close the Information window.

Type the following values.

(D) Diameter .5

(FL) Flute Length >1

(R) Corner Radius >=.05

Click Count Matches.

You have narrowed the search to the only those .50 diameter tools in the library with a flute
length greater than 1 and a corner radius greater than or equal to .05 .

Click OK to accept the search criteria.

8. Use the Search Result listing to choose the desired tool or tools.

Tip:
Use the left mouse button to choose a single tool. Use the left mouse button in combination
with the Shift key to choose a range of tools. Use the left mouse button with the Ctrl key to
selectively choose several tools from the list. The Ctrl key also enables you to deselect one
at a time.

Select the two tools, ugti0201_064 and ugti0201_066.

Click OK to accept the tools.

Click Cancel close the Create Tool dialog box.

Click Machine Tool View in the toolbar.

9. The tools retrieved from the library appear in the Machine Tool view of the
Operation Navigator and are now available to be used in operations.

You can easily obtain information about the tools.

Right-click UGTI0201_064 and choose Information.

Look over the information and then dismiss the Information window.

Respecify the tool that the FACE_MILLING_AREA_PROFILE operation uses by

dragging and dropping the operation onto the UGTI0201_064 tool object.

In the Operation Navigator, drag FACE_MILLING_AREA_PROFILE to the

UGTI0201_064 tool object.
 The FACE_MILLING_AREA_PROFILE operation now uses UGTI0201_064 as the
cutting tool.

The circle indicates that operation parameters have changed and that the tool path
must be regenerated to reflect the change.

10. Generate the tool path using the new tool.

In the Operation Navigator, right-click FACE_MILLING_AREA_PROFILE and choose

Generate.

Click OK to accept the tool path generation.

Close the part without saving.

Create Machining method objects

1. Open the objects_1_setup_1 part.

Choose Start→Manufacturing.

Click Machining Method View .

Expand the objects in the Operation Navigator.

2. Create a semi-finish machining method object.

 Choose Insert→Method.

Make sure Machinery_Exp is selected from the Type list.

In the Method Subtype group, click MILL_SEMI_FINISH.

Type SEMI_FINISH in the Name box.

Click OK to begin creating the SEMI_FINISH machining method object.

Type 0.015 in the Part Stock box.

Click OK to create the SEMI_FINISH object.

The SEMI_FINISH object in the Operation Navigator is not a parent group because it does
not contain any operations.

3. Cut and paste the FACE_MILLING_AREA operation onto the SEMI_FINISH

machining method object.

Right-click the FACE_MILLING_AREA operation and choose Cut.

Right-click SEMI_FINISH and choose Paste Inside.

The SEMI_FINISH machining method is now a parent group containing the

FACE_MILLING_AREA operation.

4. Generate the tool path using SEMI_FINISH as the machining method.

Right-click FACE_MILLING_AREA and choose Generate.

Click OK to accept the tool path generation.

 5. Visualize the tool paths. Visualization allows you to see the material removal
as the program progresses through the sequence of rough, semi-finish, and finish
operations.

Click Program Order View .

Click NC_PROGRAM.

Click Verify Toolpath .

Click the 2D Dynamic tab.

Drag the slider bar to the left to slow down the Animation Speed to 7.

Click Play .

A message displays informing you that the part does not contain or inherit blank geometry

Click OK in the No Blank warning.

The Temporary Blank dialog displays allowing you to define blank geometry temporarily to
perform dynamic material removal.

Click OK to accept Auto Block as the Blank Type.

Auto Block creates a solid body bounding the part geometry with faces parallel to the WCS.

Click OK to complete the tool path visualization.

Close the part.

Geometry groups

1. Open the objects_1_setup_1 part.

 Choose Start→Manufacturing.

2. Display the geometry view.

Click Geometry View .

Expand MCS_MILL.

The FACE_MILLING_AREA and FACE_MILLING_AREA_PROFILE operations are

contained in the WORKPIECEparent group. This parent group defines the location and
orientation of the Machine Coordinate System.

3. Create a blank geometry object, which is required to generate tool paths.

Click Create Geometry .

The Type determines the available Subtypes you have to choose from.

From the Type list, select Machinery_Exp.

Select WORKPIECE in the Geometry Subtype.

From the Geometry list, select MCS_MILL.

This is so that the object you are creating will inherit the Machine Coordinate System
parameters

The name defaults to WORKPIECE_1 based on the chosen subtype.

Click OK to begin defining the WORKPIECE_1 object.

4. Create the part required to generate the tool paths. You will first define the
PART.
Click Specify Part .

Select the part.

Click OK to close the Part Geometry dialog box.

5. Select the body that determines the blank.

Choose Format→Layer Settings.

Select layer 10 check box..

Click Close.

Click Specify Blank .

Select the block.

Click OK twice.

Choose Format→Layer Settings.

Clear layer 10 check box, and then click Close.

6. Cut and paste the two operations into the WORKPIECE_1 geometry object.
 Select FACE_MILLING_AREA and FACE_MILLING_AREA_PROFILE from the Program
Order view of the Operation Navigator.

Right-click and choose Cut.

Right-click WORKPIECE_1 and choose Paste Inside.

WORKPIECE_1 is now a parent group of the FACE_MILLING_AREA_PROFILE and

FACE_MILLING_AREA operations.

7. Generate the tool paths for both operations.

Select one of the operations, then hold Ctrl and select the other operation, if needed.

Click Generate.

Click OK to accept the first tool path generation.

Click OK to accept the second tool path generation.

Right-click in the background of the graphics window and choose Refresh to remove the
tool path display.

8. Use the Tool Path Visualization options to animate the cutter movement and
dynamically display material removal for the program.

In the Program Order View of the Operation Navigator, click NC_PROGRAM.

Click Verify Tool Path .

Click the 2D Dynamic tab.

 Click Play .

Because the part inherits blank geometry from the workpiece object, the Automatic Blank for
Visualize dialog does not display as it did in the previous examples.

Click OK to complete the tool path visualization.

Close the part.

Program objects

1. Open the objects_1_setup_1 part.

Choose Start→Manufacturing.

Choose Program Order View from the toolbar.

Expand the program by clicking + sign so you can see all the operations.

The Operation Navigator shows that all operations are contained in a single program
object.
 2. The program machines both the top and the side of the part.

In the Operation Navigator, click NC_PROGRAM.

Click Generate Tool Path .

Click OK two times to complete the tool path generation.

3. Create a program object that contains only the operations that machine the top
of the part.

Click Create Program .

Type Rough in the Name box.

Click OK to create the ROUGH program object.

Click OK in the 1234 dialog box.

TOP does not contain any operations.

4. Copy the ROUGH program object to create another program object.

Right-click ROUGH and choose Copy.

 The object you choose in the next step is the object below which the pasted objects will
appear.

Right-click ROUGH and choose Paste.

ROUGH_COPY is now the last object in the program.

5. Change the name of ROUGH_COPY to FINISH.

SelectROUGH_COPY.

Choose Tools→Operation Navigator→Rename.

Type FINISH and press Enter.

6. Cut and paste the operations that machine the top of the part into the TOP
program object.

Right-click the FACE_MILLING_AREA operation and choose Cut.

Right-click ROUGH and choose Paste Inside.

TOP is now a parent group of the three operations.

Note:
You can also drag and drop multiple objects to achieve the same result.

7. Use cut and paste to move operations into the FINISH program object.
 Cut and paste the FACE_MILLING_AREA_PROFILE operation inside the FINISH object.

8. Replay each program to visualize the tool paths.

In the Operation Navigator, click ROUGH.

Right-click and choose Replay Tool Path .

Replay the tool path for the FINISH object.

Close the part without saving.

Manufacturing Operations and Postprocessing

Introduction
 Estimated time to complete this course: 37 - 57 minutes.

In this course, you are going to create operations and how to edit and respecify parent
groups from within the operations. You will also learn how to customize dialog boxes to
match those of a specified source file and update legacy dialog boxes to match those of the
current release. Once created, you will generate the tool paths, visualize material removal,
simulate the machine tool, and postprocess a tool path.

You will also learn how to use a Process Assistant to create a program containing a
predefined sequence of operations.

Creating operations and generating tool paths — Creating operations, editing and
respecifying parent groups, and generating tool paths.

Updating and customizing dialog boxes — Updating dialog boxes in the current work part
to match corresponding dialog boxes in a specified source file.

Postprocessing tool paths — Postprocessing tool path data for use with a specific machine
tool/controller combination.

Locating the parts

On the toolbar above, click for more information about the parts and other files you need
for the activities in this course.

NX Roles
The activities in this course assume that you are using the CAM Express role in NX. If you
are using a different role, you may see different buttons and menus in NX.

For more information about roles, click here.

Customizing toolbars
In this course, all needed toolbars and commands are displayed by default. No customization
is necessary.

Create operations and generate tool paths

1. Open clutch_cover_2_setup_1 part.

 Choose Start→Manufacturing.

2. You will create a face mill operation that roughs out material in multiple cut
levels.

Click Create Operation .

The Type determines the subtype icons and the parent groups that are available to choose
from in the dialog box.

Click FACE_MILLING_AREA .

Choosing the appropriate operation subtype will set many of the required operation
parameters and can save a significant amount of time and effort in defining the
operation.

Specify the following parent groups.

Program 1234

Tool EM-1.0

Geometry WORKPIECE

Method MILL_ROUGH

Parent groups determine common parameters that can be used by operations.

This operation is automatically named FACE_MILLING_AREA based on the Subtype you

chose.

Click OK to begin creating the operation.

3. Establish the cut area.

Click Specify Cut Area .

Select the three faces shown.

Click OK to accept the cut area.

4. Set the speeds and feeds.

You will allow the system to recommend appropriate feed rates and speeds based on
the user specified part material, tool type and material, cut method, and cut depth
parameters.

Click Feeds and Speeds .

Click Set Machining Data.

The feed rate values are then calculated.

Click OK to accept the Feeds and Speeds.

5. Specify the cut pattern.

Select Follow Part from the Cut Pattern list.

Click Cutting Parameters .

Select the Add Finish Passes check box.

If necessary type 1 in the Number of Passes box.

Click OK.

6. Generate and visualize the tool path.

Click Generate at the bottom of the dialog box to create the tool path.
 Refresh the display.

7. You will use the Tool Path Visualization options to animate the cutter
movement and dynamically display material removal for the program.

Click Verify at the bottom of the dialog box.

Click the 2D Dynamic tab.

Click Play .

Click OK to complete the Tool Path Visualization.

Click OK to complete the operation.

Close the part without saving.

Update and customize dialog boxes

 1. Open update_dialog part.

Choose Start→Manufacturing.

2. You will look at the layout of an existing dialog box and then you will update it
to match that of a specified source file.

In the Machine Tool view of the Operation Navigator, double-click MILL to display the
tool dialog box.

Notice this dialog box has no tabs.

Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

3. You will update the tool dialog box so that the layout matches that of a similar
dialog box in a specified source file.

In the Operation Navigator, right-click MILL and choose Object→Customize from.

The Update Customization dialog box is displayed.

Note:
Highlighting any object in the Operation Navigator allows you to display the Update
Customization dialog box.

Expand all of the objects in the Work Part Objects area of the Update Customization
dialog box.

Click Update from Template.

Click OK to close the Update Customization dialog box.

The "Work Part Objects" area lists all of the operations, tools, methods, and geometry group
dialog boxes in the current work part that can be customized. The "Copy customization
from" area lists all objects of similar type that can be used to customize the selected
object in the work part.
All tool objects contained in the mfe_cavity part similar to the highlighted MILL object are
listed. You will use one these objects to customize the MILL dialog box in your work part.

In the Machine Tool view of the Operation Navigator, double-click MILL to display the
customized dialog box.

Click Cancel.

4. Dialog boxes in the work part can also be updated to the default configuration
of the current release.

In the Operation Navigator, right-click any tool object and choose Object→Customize
from.

Hold down Ctrl and click MILL_1 and MILL_2 in the Work Part Objects list.

Click Update from Template.

Click OK to update the template.

5. You will see how the dialog boxes have been updated to the default
configuration of the current release.

In the Machine Tool view of the Operation Navigator, double-click the MILL_2 tool object
to display the customized dialog box.

Click Cancel.

Double-click the MILL_1 tool object to display the customized dialog box.

Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

6. You will look at the layout of an existing operation dialog box and then you will
update it to match that of a specified source file.

In the Program Order view of the Operation Navigator, double-click the

FLOWCUT_SINGLE operation to display the dialog box.

This dialog box has no tabs and has not been customized in any way.

Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

7. You will update the FLOWCUT_SINGLE operation dialog box to match that of
a similar dialog box in a specified source file. You will see how the system sorts dialog
boxes by "similar type".
 In the Operation Navigator, right-click FLOWCUT_SINGLE and choose
Object→Customize from.

From the Copy customization from list, select Browse.

From the File Selection dialog box select mfe_cavity.

Click OK.

8. The "Copy customization from" area will list only the objects of similar type that
can be used to update the chosen dialog box.

Select FLOWCUT_SINGLE from the Work Part Objects list.

All objects similar to FLOWCUT_SINGLE contained in the mfe_cavity part (all surface
contouring objects) are listed.

From the Copy customization from list, select CONTOUR_ZIGZAG.

Click Update.

Click OK to update the dialog box.

9. You will see how the operation dialog box has been updated.

In the Operation Navigator, double-click FLOWCUT_SINGLE to display the customized

dialog box.
 Click Cancel.

Note:
This can be useful when you have both inch and metric templates and you want the dialog boxes
to match. After customizing the inch part, for example, open the metric part and use
"customize from". Then browse for the inch part, and select the corresponding objects.

Right-click FLOWCUT_SINGLE in the Operation Navigator and choose

Object→Customize from.

In the Work Part Objects list, click ZLEVEL_PROFILE_STEEP.

Click Update from Template at the bottom of the dialog box.

Click OK to accept the Update Customization dialog box.

10. You will add the More/Less button and specify which options it shows and
hides.

In the Program Order view of the Operation Navigator, double-click

ZLEVEL_PROFILE_STEEP to edit the operation.
 Expand Options.

Click Customize Dialog.

Select End Collapsible Group: Geometry in the Items Used list.

11. This is the option after which the customized item will appear in the dialog box.

Type More/Less in the Label box.

Click Collapsible Group.

You now see the Start Collapsible Group:MORE/LESS and End Collapsible
Group:MORE/LESS.

Next, you will place the items you wish to be able to hide between Start Collapsible
Group:MORE/LESS and End Collapsible Group:MORE/LESS items.

Select Start Collapsible Group:MORE/LESS in the Items Used list.

Select Machining Parameters and click ADD.

It now appears between Start Collapsible Group:MORE/LESS and End Collapsible

Group:MORE/LESS.
 The Machining Parameters now appears in the correct location.

Click OK in the Customize dialog box.

The More/Less Options button appears in place of the options.

 12. The All Other Parameters button provides quick access to additional
customizable items. Once you customize this button into a dialog box, you have
immediate access to these items in a single scrollable dialog box.

Expand the Options group.

Click Customize Dialog .

In the Items Used list, click Select Geometry Group.

13. This is the option after which the customized item will appear in the dialog box.

Click All other Parameters at the bottom of the dialog box.

The All other Parameters item appears under the Select Geometry Group group.

Click OK in the Customize dialog box.

14. The All other Parameters button has been added to the dialog box.

Click All other Parameters.

The All other Parameters dialog box displays all of the unused customizable items. You
can scroll down and input any available parameter. Only the parameters that are
appropriate for the current operation are available. All others are unavailable.

Scroll up and down through the options in the All other Parameters dialog box.
 Click Cancel.

Click OK to accept the ZLEVEL_PROFILE_STEEP dialog box.

Close the part without saving.

Postprocess a tool path

1. Postprocess a tool path.

Open the postprocess part.

Choose Start→Manufacturing from the toolbar.

2. To postprocess, the operation must contain a generated tool path.

In the Program Order View of the Operation Navigator, expand the objects so you can
see the operations.

Repost status ( ) means that the tool paths have been generated but have not been
postprocessed or exported from the part file.

In the Operation Navigator, click FIXED_CONTOUR to view the tool path.

 3. The tool path you just displayed is internal to the part. A machine tool cannot
use this tool path because it is written in a Standard APT- like language.

Right-click FIXED_CONTOUR and choose Tool Path→List.

Postprocessing converts this internal tool path containing events and motions into a format
compatible to the machine tool's controller. For example, the FEDRAT/MMPM,250.0000
command might be converted to the format F250.0 and the
GOTO/0.0000.45,0000,3.0000 might be converted to G00X0.0000Y45.0000Z3.0000.

Close the Information window.

In the Operation Navigator, click PROGRAM.

Click Post Process on the toolbar or choose Tools→Operation

Navigator→Output→NX Post Postprocess.

4. The generic postprocessors provided by the system are displayed in the list of
available machines. You will choose a postprocessor for a 3 axis milling machine tool.

In the Postprocess dialog box, select MILL_3_AXIS.

Change to a directory where you have write access.

In the Output File group, click Browse for an Output File.

In the Look in box, select a directory you can write to.

In the File name box, type postprocessor_output.

Click OK to accept the output specification.

In the Units list, select Inch.

Note:
The Post Defined option applies only to postprocessors created by Post Builder. The system
determines the output units based on the units of the postprocessor. For all the other options
using Post Builder created postprocessors, if the selected output unit is in conflict with the
postprocessor output unit, the system displays a warning. This option should always be used
for Post Builder created postprocessors.

Click OK to postprocess the tool paths.

The tool paths are postprocessed and listed in an Information window. The file has been
created and saved in the specified directory.

Close the Information window.

Close the part without saving.

Use a Manufacturing wizard

 Open the wizard part.

Choose Start→Manufacturing.

In the Resource bar, open the Manufacturing Wizards palette .

Click Rest Milling Wizard.

Step 1 — Welcome
Read the description and the prompt on the Rest Milling Wizard welcome window.

This will create three Cavity Milling operations in an IPW Sequence. This uses the In-process
Workpiece to cut only remaining material.

As instructed by the prompt, you must first enable Level Based IPW before proceeding with
the Wizard.

Click Next in the Rest Milling Wizard window to proceed to the next step.

Step 2 — Specify the geometry group

Read the description and the prompt on the Rest Milling Wizard window.

This will create a geometry group to contain the three operations.

Accept this name shown here or enter a new name.

Geometry Group Name sequence

Click Next to accept the name.

Step 3 — Specify the geometry parent

Read the prompt.

Select the WORKPIECE or another geometry group that contains the Part and Blank
geometry.

Geometry Group WORKPIECE

 In this part file, the part and blank geometry have been defined in the Workpiece parent
group. If the part and blank geometry had not been defined in a geometry group, you would
need to Cancel out of the Wizard, define the part and blank geometry in a geometry group,
and then specify the geometry group in this step.

Click Next to accept WORKPIECE as the geometry group that contains the part and blank
geometry.

Step 4 — Specify the cut area

Read the prompts.

Use Select, Edit, or Reselect to pick the faces you want to cut.

Use Display to see what is selected for cutting.

To cut all of the Part geometry, skip this step by choosing Next.

Click Next to cut all of the part geometry.

Step 5 — Generate the tool paths

Read the description and the prompt .

This will generate paths for the three operation in the sequence.

Press the Generate Icon to make the paths now, or Next to do this later.

Click Generate in the Manufacturing Wizard to create all of the tool paths.

Click OK in the Tool Path Generation dialog box as needed to generate each of the tool
paths.

Click Next in the Manufacturing Wizard once the tool paths have been generated.
Step 6 — Complete the process
Read the prompt.

You can now use the Operation Navagator to edit the operations, change settings, and
generate and visualize the tool paths.

You can edit the IPW sequence group in the Geometry view.

Click Finish to complete the process.

Examine the program

Now that the program has been completed, you can view objects in the Operation
Navigator, edit operations and parameters, and visualize tool paths just as you normally
would.

Display the Program Order View of the Operation Navigator.

Click PROGRAM1 in the Operation Navigator.

Click Verify Tool Path .

Click the 2D Dynamic tab in the Tool Path Visualization dialog box.

Click Play at the bottom of the dialog box.

Click OK to complete tool path visualization.

Close the part.

Use a Manufacturing wizard

Open the wizard part.
 Choose Start→Manufacturing.

In the Resource bar, open the Manufacturing Wizards palette .

Click Rest Milling Wizard.

Step 1 — Welcome
Read the description and the prompt on the Rest Milling Wizard welcome window.

This will create three Cavity Milling operations in an IPW Sequence. This uses the In-process
Workpiece to cut only remaining material.

As instructed by the prompt, you must first enable Level Based IPW before proceeding with
the Wizard.

Click Next in the Rest Milling Wizard window to proceed to the next step.

Step 2 — Specify the geometry group

Read the description and the prompt on the Rest Milling Wizard window.

This will create a geometry group to contain the three operations.

Accept this name shown here or enter a new name.

Geometry Group Name sequence

Click Next to accept the name.

Step 3 — Specify the geometry parent

Read the prompt.

Select the WORKPIECE or another geometry group that contains the Part and Blank
geometry.

Geometry Group WORKPIECE

 In this part file, the part and blank geometry have been defined in the Workpiece parent
group. If the part and blank geometry had not been defined in a geometry group, you would
need to Cancel out of the Wizard, define the part and blank geometry in a geometry group,
and then specify the geometry group in this step.

Click Next to accept WORKPIECE as the geometry group that contains the part and blank
geometry.

Step 4 — Specify the cut area

Read the prompts.

Use Select, Edit, or Reselect to pick the faces you want to cut.

Use Display to see what is selected for cutting.

To cut all of the Part geometry, skip this step by choosing Next.

Click Next to cut all of the part geometry.

Step 5 — Generate the tool paths

Read the description and the prompt .

This will generate paths for the three operation in the sequence.

Press the Generate Icon to make the paths now, or Next to do this later.

Click Generate in the Manufacturing Wizard to create all of the tool paths.

Click OK in the Tool Path Generation dialog box as needed to generate each of the tool
paths.

Click Next in the Manufacturing Wizard once the tool paths have been generated.
Step 6 — Complete the process
Read the prompt.

You can now use the Operation Navagator to edit the operations, change settings, and
generate and visualize the tool paths.

You can edit the IPW sequence group in the Geometry view.

Click Finish to complete the process.

Examine the program

Now that the program has been completed, you can view objects in the Operation
Navigator, edit operations and parameters, and visualize tool paths just as you normally
would.

Display the Program Order View of the Operation Navigator.

Click PROGRAM1 in the Operation Navigator.

Click Verify Tool Path .

Click the 2D Dynamic tab in the Tool Path Visualization dialog box.

Click Play at the bottom of the dialog box.

Click OK to complete tool path visualization.

Close the part.

Create shop documentation

1. You will create shop documentaion.

Open shop_doc_1 part.

 Choose Start→Manufacturing.

Display the Program Order View of the Operation Navigator.

2. You will create shop documentation for the entire program.

Click PROGRAM.

Choose Information→Shop Documentation or click Shop Documentation .

Select Tool List (HTML) from the Report Format list.

Click Browse for an Output File and specify a directory to which you can write.

The default output file name is the same as the part, with the extension .txt.

Click OK to accept the SHOP DOC Output Specification dialog box.

Click OK in the Shop Documentation dialog box to accept the default output file name.

The text file is written to the specified directory and is displayed in an Information window.
This file can be sent with the N/C program to the machine operator with instructions on how
to set up the stock for machining, etc.

Close the Information window.

Close the part without saving.

Create shop documentation when postprocessing

Open shop_doc_2 part.
Choose Start→Manufacturing.

Click Program Order View .

The Operation Navigator displays three programs.

Click PROGRAM2 in the Operation Navigator.

Choose Information→Shop Documentation or click Shop Documentation .

Templates defining different formats for the output of shop documentation display in the Part
Documentation dialog box.

Click Tool List (HTML) in the Report Format list.

Click Browse for an Output File in the Output area, and specify a directory to which you
can write.

The default output file name is the same as the part, with the extension .txt.

Click OK to accept the SHOP DOC Shop Documentation dialog box.

Click OK in the Shop Documentation dialog box to accept the default output file name.

The text file is written to the specified directory.

This file can be sent with the N/C program to the machine operator with instructions on how
to set up the stock for machining, etc.

Close the Information window.

Close the part.