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toolpath onwards.
Operation All subsequent instructions are grouped under an Operation
name, until you select the Operation command again.
Rationalise (Milling environment only) Enables you to re-order the
instructions in a single sequence to rationalise the NC file by one or more
criteria. Choose between sorting by Tool, CPL or Index. Also see Re-ordering
the Machining Instructions in a Sequence.
Choosing the Editing Options
If you have selected a command using the Instructions menu, you can then
choose your editing options:
Screen Snap Check this box to select the command by digitising the
appropriate toolpath, rather than by selecting the command from the
instruction list.
Operations Check this box to list only those operations defined in the
current machining sequence, rather than all commands in the instruction list.
Operations can be defined with the Operation (Instructions menu) command.
Global Check this box to alter the Feeds, Speeds and Depth... parameters
for all selected commands.
Redraw Check this box to redraw the screen after you have edited the
instruction list.
Disable Automatic Regeneration Check this box to only regenerate the
selected instructions. EdgeCAM defaults to regenerating all subsequent
instructions, which you might consider unnecessary and time-consuming if
you were simply changing the colour of the toolpath.
Caution To avoid invalid results you should regenerate the toolpath
before saving or generating CNC code.
Click OK when you want to proceed.
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Selecting from the Instruction List
Unless you previously chose the Screen Snap option, you are now
presented with this box showing all the available commands in the current
instruction list that may be edited, moved or deleted.
1. Click on one or more commands from the list.
2. Click OK to continue.
Respecifying Co-ordinate Input
Once you have selected all the instructions that you want to edit, you are
presented with the dialog box for each command in turn.
If a command needs you to input co-ordinate information, a new
parameter is shown on the dialog - Coord Input.
Select one or more of the options. You can re-specify the co-ordinate
information for each of these aspects of the cycle after you click OK for
the cycle parameter input dialog box.
Coord Input may appear instead as follows:
Check this box to respecify the co-ordinates required by EdgeCAM. Once
you click on the OK button you are promted to enter this information in
the usual manner for the particular command.
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Editing the Toolpath
DELETING A SECTION OF A TOOLPATH ....................................................................80
EDITING A SECTION OF A TOOLPATH.......................................................................80
SPLITTING A TOOLPATH .........................................................................................80
TRANSFORMING THE TOOLPATHS ...........................................................................81
Notes on Translate Command ........................................................................83
Using Matrix Mode ..........................................................................................84
Please note that these options are only available in the milling and turning
environment
Several commands allow you to edit the toolpath itself. These can be selected
from Toolpath (Edit menu):
Section - Changes a toolpath section.
Split - Breaks up a toolpath.
Delete - Deletes a toolpath section.
Note that once a toolpath has been edited using one of these commands, it is no
longer a normal machining instruction and cannot be edited or regenerated.
Toolpaths that have been edited will be shown with an appropriate comment after
the command name in the instruction list.
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Deleting a Section of a Toolpath
The command Toolpath Delete (Edit menu) lets you remove part of a toolpath
between two selected points. The system then creates a linear tool move to link
the two parts of the toolpath.
Link Control (Milling only) Specifies how the link moves are to be created.
Select Shortest to create a single linear move. Select Retract to create a vertical
move to the Retract plane (defined below) before adding a link move.
Depth Parameters (MIlling only) Specifies the Clearance and Retract depth
levels used by the system to generate the link moves.
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