Navigator : Step > By Layer

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

Select NC Process > Simulation >Navigator from the menubar.
Select the Navigator button from 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 > Navigator from the popup menu.

Display (hide/show) motions By Layer.

The following specific By Layer display options appear in the Navigator. Initially, these options are all hidden, thereby displaying only the current layer.

All Hide/All Show
Next Layer
Go to First/Last Layer
Next Block
Display Layer All
Display Layer up to Tool
Display Layer from Tool to End
Trace Layer Mode

Use the various Navigator controls to view the required layer(s).

Notes:

For an explanation of the Local Motion Filter tree, see the Global Filter.
For an explanation of the Tool tree, see the Preview.
The Shape is defined in the Machining Param. tab of the Cutters & Holders Dialog, and in the Navigator you can hide/show it.

All Hide / All Show

Hide or Show all layer motions. The current layer is always shown.

All motions are hidden except for the Main motion:	All motions and the Layer motions are shown:

Next Layer

Move to the next layer.

In this case, after the move, if all layers are hidden (including Trace), only the next layer is shown.

Before the move:	After the move:

Go to First Layer / Last Layer

Go to the first layer or go to the last layer .

First Layer Because this is the first layer, the First and Previous Layer buttons are unavailable (dimmed).	Last Layer Because this is the last layer, the Last and Next Layer buttons are unavailable (dimmed).

Next Block

Move the tool one block forwards.

Current Layer:	Next Block:

Display Layer All

Show all the layers in the current procedure (up to the tool and from the tool to the end).

Display Layer up to Tool

Show all the layers up to where the tool is positioned on the current layer.

Display Layer from Tool to End

Show all the layers from the tool position on the current layer, to the end.

Leave Trace Behind Tool

Leave layer traces when moving to the next step. In this case, after the move, the current layer is shown as well as the previous layer.

Before the move:

After the move, Trace Off:	After the move, Trace On: