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This procedure describes how to create NC code from the
manufacturing program in your .CATProcess. |
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Before you can run this procedure, take the following
steps:
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On the Tools > Options > Machining > Output
tab,
select a Post Processor type for your NC code (e.g.,
ICAM®).
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On the Tools > Options > Machining > Output
tab,
in the Default File Locations area, specify CATNCCode as the
file extension, and select output locations.
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Assign an NC machine to the part operation.
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In the machine editor dialog box for the NC machine
(accessible in NC Machine Tool Simulation by right-clicking the machine
on the PPR tree, and selecting machine object > Edit), set
the Controller Emulator, Post Processor, and
Post Processor words table appropriate for your machine and the
Post Processor you selected in Step 1.
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The contents of the lists available on the machine editor
dialog box depend on the options selected in Tools > Options >
Machining > Output. |
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Right-click the manufacturing program in the PPR tree,
and select Generate NC Code Interactively.
The Generate NC Output Interactively dialog box
appears. |
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Select the desired options and click the Execute
button.
A progress bar may appear. |
The Manufacturing Information window
appears. |
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Click OK.
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If you generate NC code and you want to use that code
for simulation in another session, then you must save the CATProcess
after NC generation. It is not mandatory to save the CATProcess if the
generated NC code is not to be used for simulation in other sessions. |
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Generated NC Code should not be edited using an external
text editor. This results in the loss of associativity between the
Manufacturing Program and the generated NC Code. |
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