Remaining Stock: Dialog

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.

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

Parameters

Procedure

Define the procedure on which the remaining stock is calculated.

Press the button to display the following dialog and then select the appropriate procedure:
Example:Example:

When you have finished, press one of the following approval options:

	OK: Accept the changes, perform the operation, and close the current dialog/task. The remaining stock is calculated.
	Apply: Accept the changes, perform the operation, and keep the current dialog/task open. The remaining stock is calculated.
	Cancel: Cancel all changes and close the dialog/task without saving the settings.
	Exit: Exit the operation and close the dialog/task.

Display

See the Remaining Stock Display Parameters and examples, below.

Save to File

This section enables you to save the stock as a file. The stock is saved as a STL file; these files are used by the Machining Simulation tools. They can be stock or part procedures saved as stl files.

The following parameters are displayed:

File Name	Assign a name for the stock file, without including the extension. Choose the directory where you want the file to be placed.
Comment	If desired, you can add a comment to the stock file.

Note: Creating a Freeze Stock procedure is the same as exporting the Remaining Stock to a STL file and loading it as data for a new Stock procedure. However, the Freeze Stock is done in one step and there is no associativity to an external file.

When finished, press one of the following approval options :

	Save: Save the settings.
	Exit: Exit the operation and close the dialog/task.

Remaining Stock Display Parameters

The Display section of the dialog enables you to control the hide/show state, transparency and color of the stock. The stock display is kept after exiting the Remaining Stock dialog.

The following options appear in the section:

//	Control the hide/show state, transparency, and color of the stock. See the Stock Display Options. The button means that the selected procedure has no stock, so the Hide/Show buttons are irrelevant.
Transparency Slider

Deviation Map	Display the deviation between the calculated NC Stock and the NC Part.

In addition, the stock color can be defined in the following ways:

Single Color: This option shows the current state of the stock. If only a stock procedure exists, only the Single Color option is available, the other options are grayed out. See the example below.	Original Procedure Color: With this option, each area of the Remaining Stock is colored according to the Procedure that milled it. These colors cannot be changed in this dialog. See the example below.

Procedure Sequential Number: This option is similar to 'Original Procedure Color', but in this case, you can change the color used by the system to demarcate between procedures. See the example below.	Tool Sequential Number: With this option, the coloring is done by cutter rather than by procedure. You can set the color of each tool as required. See the example below.

Examples:

Single Color:Single Color:

Original Procedure Color:Original Procedure Color:

Procedure Sequential Color:Procedure Sequential Color:

Tool Sequential Color:Tool Sequential Color:

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