Toolpath > Simulation > Simulate Toolpath

Use this menu option to simulate an individual, calculated toolpath or toolpath group.
      The Simulate Toolpath  button on the Simulation toolbar and on the Toolpath panel is shortcut for this menu option. The availability of this button is license dependent. 
The Simulation toolbar is hidden by default. To display the toolbar, right-click a docking area and select Simulation in the context menu. The availability of this toolbar is license dependent.

To simulate a toolpath:

1. In the Project panel, click the   icon to expand the   Toolpaths item.
2. Select the parent toolpath group or child toolpath you want to simulate. Its panel is displayed below the splitter bar.
3. Select Toolpath > Simulate > Simulate Toolpath or click  . If you are running a simulation for the first time, the Toolpath Simulation - Block Definition dialog is displayed.
   
   
   

   The Relief Dimensions area displays the composite relief's dimensions and resolution.
   The Simulation Block Dimensions area enables you to control how much of the toolpath is simulated. By default, the simulation block's height (Y) and width (X) is equal to the model area, while its thickness and Z zero position are equal to that specified in your material block settings.

   The Simulation Relief Resolution area enables you to set the resolution of the toolpath simulation.

4. Set the simulation block's height (Y) and width (X). Select:
   • Whole Model to use the model's dimensions. This is selected by default.
   • Inside Vector to use a selected vector's dimensions. You can select the vector from the 2D or 3D views.
5. Set the simulation block's thickness (Z):
   1. In the Top face of block is at height box, specify the Z position of the block's top surface.
   2. In the Bottom face of block is at height box, specify the Z position of the block's bottom surface.
6. Set the toolpath simulation's resolution. Click:
   • Fast to prioritise speed and memory consumption over quality and detail.
   • Standard to compromise between quality, detail, speed and memory consumption.
   • High detail to prioritise detail and quality over speed and memory consumption.
   • Custom to use a specific pixel resolution. The default of 1 pixel per mm equates to a 1.000 mm resolution, which makes use of 0.02 MB of memory. If you increase this to 100 pixels per mm, the resolution increases to 0.010 mm which makes use of 200.00 MB of memory.
     Increasing the resolution can increase the toolpath simulation's duration.
7. Click Simulate Toolpath to close the dialog and begin the toolpath simulation.
   To change your Simulation Block Dimensions or Simulation Relief Resolution settings, you must delete the toolpath simulation currently shown in the 3D view.
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