In a product like this one,
![](../NcgUserImages/CopyOperator04NLS.png)
- Select .
A PPR context with an empty Machining Cell is created. An empty Activities Process Tree opens automatically.
- Create a generic machine or assign a machine from the database.
As soon as a machine is assigned to the Machining Cell, a Part Operation and a Manufacturing Program are created in the Activities Process Tree.
- Alternatively, open an existing Machining Process or PPR context .
By default,
the
Activities Process Tree opens
automatically.
Create Pocketing
operation:
- Click
Prismatic Machining Operations.
- Click
Pocketing and create a first Pocketing operation
on the first square cut-out.
- Create a second Pocketing
operation using a different tool on the first triangular
cut-out.
When creating these pockets, make
sure that the Island Detection contextual
command is not active before you select the pocket bottom.
Right-click the Manufacturing Program
and select Compute Tool Path.
- Select
the Compute if necessary option in the pop-up
that appears.
![](../NcgUserImages/CopyOperator05NLS.png)
![](../NcgUserImages/TracutOperator07NLS.png)
Select Tool Change.1 in the Manufacturing Program.
- Click
Utilities.
- Click
TRACUT Operator Instruction in the Copy/Tracut Operations sub-toolbar.
A TRACUT Operator Instruction is inserted in the
Manufacturing Program before Tool Change.1 and the TRACUT Operator
dialog box appears.
![](../NcgUserImages/TracutOperator03NLS.png)
![](../NcgUserImages/TracutOperator04NLS.png)
Create a TRACUT/NOMORE Instruction:
- In the dialog box, click
Create a TRACUT/NOMORE instruction.
- Select an activity in the Manufacturing Program to specify the insertion
level.
We have selected Pocketing.2 to insert the TRACUT/NOMORE
instruction after that operation.
The TRACUT Operator Instruction is applied to the
two Tool Changes and the two Pocketing operations.
![](../NcgUserImages/TracutOperator05NLS.png)
Still in the TRACUT Operator
dialog box, define the transformation. For example:
- Set the Transformation type
to Translation.
- Set the Translation type to Absolute
Coordinates.
- Set the Distance
along X to 100mm.
![](../NcgUserImages/dbTracutOperatorNLS.gif)
If needed, go to the Syntax
tab
to consult the PP instruction that can be applied for the TRACUT
Operator Instruction.
![](../NcgUserImages/TracutOperator06NLS.png)
Click OK to create the TRACUT Operator Instruction in the Manufacturing Program.
To visualize the tool path resulting
from the defined TRACUT Operator Instruction:
- Select the first Tool Change in the Manufacturing Program and click Tool Path Replay
![](../IconsNormal/I_MfgTPReplay.png)
- Click
in
![](../NcgUserImages/ReplayTPTRACUTNLS.png)
to take the TRACUT Operator Instructions into account to display
the tool path. See Replaying the Tool Path.
- Replay the tool changes and Pocketing
operations.
![](../NcgUserImages/TracutOperator08NLS.png)
- Close the dialog box at the end of the
replay.