Remaining Stock: Deviation Map: Options and Results

Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:

Remaining Stock:

Select NC Process > Simulation > Remaining Stock from the menu bar.
Click the Remaining Stock button in the NC Guide Toolbar.
Right-click on an item in the Process Manager, or anywhere in the graphics window when no procedure is active, and select NC Guide Commands > Remaining Stock from the popup menu.

Stock Calculate:

Select NC Process > Stock Calculation > Stock Calculate from the menu bar.
Right-click on an item in the Process Manager, or anywhere in the graphics window when no procedure is active, and select Control > Stock Calculate from the popup menu.

Delete All Remaining Stock Models:

Select NC Process > Stock Calculation > Delete All Remaining Stock Models from the menu bar.

The Remaining Stock is the stock (raw material on which the toolpath will be performed) remaining after executing the procedures up to and including the current procedure.

The Deviation Map displays the deviation between the calculated NC Stock and the NC Part. Only the extra stock is shown and the colors refer to the stock only.

InvokeInvoke (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic) Remaining Stock; the Remaining Stock dialog is displayed. Click the Deviation Map button.

Required Step 1

Pick the original object or faces(s) and then <exit><exit>(middle mouse button). This step, preselected by the system is the stock mesh object.

Required Step 2

Pick the target object or face(s) and then <exit><exit>(middle mouse button). This step, preselected by the system is the target part as defined in the NC Setup. If the part is not found, it is not preselected.

Required Step 3

Set the parameters.

Deviation Ranges

Displays a dialog showing color-coded deviation ranges.
Example:Example:

The colors and the range groups they represent can be customized.

Buttons:

	Reset: Reset all values and settings to the system defaults.
	Save: Save the settings.
	OK: Accept the changes, perform the operation, and close the current dialog/task.
	Apply: Accept the changes, perform the operation, and keep the current dialog/task open.
	Cancel: Cancel all changes and close the dialog/task without saving the settings.

Normal Accuracy

This is a dropdown list to define the accuracy level of the analysis. The available options are Low Accuracy, Normal Accuracy and High Accuracy.
The default is Normal Accuracy.

Start Analysis

Start the analysis using the parameter settings defined above. These parameter setting define the result of the analysis.
Example:Example:

Publish to PDF

Publish to PDF to create 3D PDF files that include parts and assemblies from Cimatron. This button is available after an analysis is run.

When the Publish to PDF button is pressed, a dialog is displayed giving you additional controls before the selected entities are exported to PDF.

The PDF report is titled Deviation Map Report and below the visual area, the color-coded map and distance ranges are displayed.

When finished, press Exit in the Feature Guide to complete the function.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.