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Having a section view of a part in CAM allows me to select internal features on turned parts much easier, especially when you have a narrow groove inside a small ID. (We make fairly small parts).
@al.whatmough I had never used the slice before now but after trying it out it works very well. If you implemented it like the slice command I assume it would be specific to turning operations? So where would the slice option be? would it be in the operation dialog? I assume it would slice in accordance with the x axis from the setup WCS?
One thing comes to mind as a possible concern is how works with spun body. Since you would really be slicing the body and not the spun body. Since the spun body has no selectabe features, almost like it does not exist some of your geometry will be missing and not accuratly represented as it would if you slice the spun body.
I am not sure how to explain it in words very well.
I made the suggestion specifically based on what I could do in Inventor. If I have a section analysis and enter CAM, that analysis remains active. That's pretty much all I was askng here. It just makes it easier for selecting surfaces and edges. I've since, been using the click-hold and selecting from the popup... it's slower. The analysis view was also very handy for seeing the inside of the part when doing the CAM sim.
We are doing "advanced" CAM toolpaths for a mold. It would be very helpful to use the Section Analysis tool while in the CAM environment to more easily view and fine-tune 3D toolpaths.
This idea was previously asked for and accepted. So hopefully it gets in there before too long. It is really needed for turning operations also along with toolpath occlusion.
This doesn't seem that different from what I do now. I usually am in wireframe mode when viewing toolpaths. It doesn't do anything to fix what I originally was posting about. Wireframe makes it harder to determine model orientation and surfaces for selection. As I remember the cross section view in Inventor, it allowed you to very easily select both inner and outer surfaces of objects including ID grooves (it was also beautiful for simulation). I'd have to try it but from the pictures, I can't really see this making things any easier.
I think marking this implemented is a little bit of a stretch. The original idea revolved around internal geometry selection in turning. I think the feature added will be a great addition to viewing already created operations but does not address the "Idea" that was posted.
As it is mentioned above in this thread, some users use wireframe view mode to display toolpath and tool simulation on inside details.
In most cases it works for me as well but in some, more complicated models, wireframe mode is too cloudy when there is hundreds of lines it is hard to focus or find line or curve which corresponds to detail you are interested in.
One thing I have done it the past is to go into the model workspace and split the body along the x axis of your cam setup or split the body and align the cam setup x axis to it. Then in the setup make sure you select both bodies and spun profile will create the proper profile from both bodies. You can then use the light bulb in the feature tree to turn the bodies off and as needed.
