More advanced stock viewing options in simulation

[yoshimitsuspeed]

It would be awesome if you could save stock as machined from a previos setup and apply it to a new setup.

For example if setup 1 machined the bottom of a part and then setup 2 machined the top of the part it would be great if you could simulate setup 1 with stock checked and removed and then apply that stock to setup 2 so you can see how the two machining operations tie together.

It would also be awesome if you could render your machined stock to get a better idea of visual surface finish.

Perhaps in the simulate window have an option to convert the machined stock to a solid body or probably even better a whole new component that you could then take into render to play with.

[jeff.pek]

This is a commonly requested feature, and definitely in our roadmap. I can't give an estimate of when it would be available, however.

Thanks for the request!

Jeff

[RandyKopf]

This is super handy in any kind of complex part or mold work. Saving the iterative process of running long tool paths just to see if a small finish detail runs correctly.

[HughesTooling]

@yoshimitsuspeed I don't know if this is what you're after or when it was added but if you pause a simulation and right click you get this menu.

[yoshimitsuspeed]

I only just looked at it and it looks like I could save the stock from a previous op and then load it into that op so it sounds like that would do what I wanted. Seems like an awful convoluted workaround though. 

I was thinking like if there was an option in that dropdown that used the stock from previous ops showing the material that had been removed in that op. So I guess basically the same thing witout having to save from one then import into the other. 
I will play with those options next time i am machining something on both sides. 

[Anonymous]

My request is pretty mush the same as previous comments.

When working with several setups on one part it would help to save the machined stock as a solid and reuse it as stock for the next setup.

It cant be that faraway as you can load a solid as stock already, the problem is saving the machined stock as a solid.

Hope you get time to address this issue soon.