NC Machine Tool Simulation (MSG, MPS) - P2

General Issues

Important note about product licensing Machine Tool Simulation enables simulation of NC Machines on pre-computed Tool Paths and ISO code. It does not provide any creation or edition capabilities for activities.

To create and edit Machining activities or to re-compute tool paths from existing activities, the corresponding product license is required. For example, to re-compute a Facing machining operation from NC Machine Tool Simulation, the Prismatic Machining license needs to be available.

When using MSG (CATIA NC Machine Tool Simulation), Distance analysis, Collision detection, and Interactive collision avoidance functionalities are available when MSG is used in conjunction with CATIA Space Analysis 2 (SPA) license.

Open Issues

Generate Simulation Results interactively and in Batch mode These functionalities are not available for Mill Turn machines, and Milling machines with Interchangeable Heads.
Process document closure after simulation On specific hardware, if simulation is run on a Mill Turn machine with integrated material removal at a very high step size, document closure after such a simulation run can lead to unpredictable behavior. To avoid this, simulation can be run at a low step size. This will be corrected in the next service pack.

Documentation

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