Workpiece
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Introduction
This topic explains how to assign workpiece geometry for CAM jobs in BobCAD-CAM. This allows you to assign geometry that represents the workpiece, or the final part, to determine what displays in simulation window as the workpiece.
NOTE: You
do not have to assign a workpiece. To skip the workpiece assignment, just
click the next button (
) to keep going through the Stock Wizard.
If you do not assign a workpiece, all visible solid and surface geometry
in the graphics area is passed to simulation as the workpiece geometry.
Also, if you do assign a workpiece and that geometry is hidden when you
launch simulation, no workpiece displays (the Workpiece button becomes
unavailable).
Method 1) Assigning the Workpiece During the Job Setup
When you open the Stock Wizard from the Machining Job dialog box, the Workpiece selection dialog box displays as the first page of the Stock Wizard.
1 Under Define Workpiece, click Pick Solid Model.
2 Click or drag a window to select the workpiece geometry, which is the target part.
3 Click
OK
to confirm the selection.
4 Click
to begin the Stock Wizard.
Note that you can modify the workpiece assignment, after completing the Stock Wizard, using the CAM Tree.
Method 2) Assigning Workpiece Geometry Using the CAM Tree
After creating a CAM job, you can assign workpiece geometry or modify the current assignment using the Workpiece item in the CAM Tree.
1 In the CAM Tree, right-click Workpiece, and click Re/Select.
Note that you can click Remove if you want to remove the current assignment.
2 Click or drag a window to select the workpiece geometry.
3 Click
OK
to confirm the selection.
When you simulate the program, only the assigned geometry is passed to simulation as the workpiece.
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