Motion Editor > Project Motions: Options and Results

Select the procedure (from the Process Manager) and do one of the following:

  • Press the button from the toolbar.

  • Choose NC Utilities > Motion Editor > Motion Editor from the menu bar.

  • Right-click on the procedure and select NC Guide Commands > Motion Editor from the popup menu.

Once in the Motion Editor, select Project from the Motion Editor Guide.

The Motion Editor Project tool enables you to project a toolpath onto a set of surfaces.

Note: In some cases, it is more efficient to use motion editing on the procedure rather than re-executing it. In the example below, the toolpath is projected onto the missing surface.

The toolpath follows the surface countour into a hole.

The toolpath is projected onto a new surface.

Required Step 1 :

Pick the toolpath motions to be projected. If necessary, use the Global Filter / Navigator to hide or show portions of the toolpath.

The following select options are displayed:

In the example below, the Free Selection option is used:

  1. In this example a capping face is created first.

  1. To create a projection in the Z up direction only, toggle the Up & Down Project to Up Project Only.

  2. Using the Free Selection option, drag a box as indicated in the picture. Zoom in the area to select a point between motions; otherwise you select a specific motion.

This results in the following selection:

  1. Press <exit><exit>(middle mouse button) to proceed to the next step.

Optional Step 1

Pick faces to be removed from the projection group.

Note: By default the projection faces are the part faces and check faces.

  1. Pick faces to be removed from the projection group.


    If required, select Restore Original Surface Selection to re-add the removed surfaces.

  2. Click MMB to exit and proceed to the next step.

Optional Step 2

Pick faces to be added to the projection group.

Notes:

  • By default the projection faces are the part faces and check faces.

  • A surface from the original procedure's part or check surfaces that was removed via Optional Step 1 that is returned to the selection via Optional Step 2 will not have the original procedure's offset value- It will be assigned the offset as specified in the Offset for Added Surfaces parameter on the screen.

  1. Pick faces to be added to the projection group.

    If required, select Restore Original Surface Selection to remove the added surfaces.

    The toolpath has been projected onto the new surface.

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