Sistemas de desinfección y control de la calidad del agua

1 - this is the name of the pattern to which the menu refers. Copy - copies the selected segments to the clipboard

Paste - pastes the entities on the clipboard into the boundary. Copy and paste works between model, boundary and pattern entities.

Only closed segments are pasted into boundaries.

Only wireframe geometry can be pasted from models into boundaries or patterns.

You can copy and paste data within PowerMILL or from one PowerMILL session to another.

Activate - it makes the pattern the active pattern.

Draw - determines whether the pattern is displayed on the screen or not. So it toggles between and .

Add to Folder - adds the selected entity to the active folder. If the option is greyed out check that you have an active folder.

You can only add a Toolpath entity to a Toolpaths folder. You cannot add a Toolpath entity to a NC Program folder.

For more information see Folders (on page 260).

Instrument - all curves in a pattern have a direction. If you Instrument a pattern it will place an arrow on each segment (pointing towards the end of the segment) and a "X" at the end of each segment.

Colour - edits the colour of a pattern.

Selecting the Edit Selected option displays the Select Colour dialog. This is a standard Windows dialog, selecting a colour here changes the colour of the pattern.

Rename - allows you to rename the entity to give it a more meaningful name.

Select All - selects all segments of the pattern (they turn yellow). Select Duplicates - selects all the duplicated segments (where one segment lies exactly on top of another) in the pattern. This can be particularly important when importing poorly defined data, especially duplicated holes. This can then be used with the Delete Selected Segments to eliminate these duplications.

Select Length (see "Pattern - Select Length" on page 153) - allows you to select a pattern segments by length. This works on both open and

closed segments. There are two options Greater Than and Less Than. Deselect - deselects any selected pattern segments (they turn white). Save - saves the pattern to a file as wireframe geometry. This is saved as a *.dgk, *.pic or *.dxf file. The Save Pattern dialog appears. This is a standard windows save dialog.

Selected Properties - displays the extents of the selected segments in the pattern.

Properties - displays the extents of the selected pattern.

Edit (see "Edit - Pattern" on page 153) - edits the pattern or segments of the pattern. You must select the pattern (or segments) prior to selecting the type of edit you want to perform.

Insert (see "Pattern - Insert" on page 158) - inserts entities into the pattern.

Undo Last Edit - reverts the pattern to what it was before the edit. Redo Last Undone Edit - reinstates the edit you have just undone. Clear History Buffers - empties the undo buffer, so that you can no longer undo an edit.

Remove From Folder - removes the feature set from the current folder. It converts this:

to this:

For more information see Folders (on page 260). Delete Pattern - deletes the pattern.

Pattern - Select Length

Select Length - allows you to select a pattern segments by length. This works on both open and closed segments. There are two options Greater Than and Less Than. In either case the Length to Compare dialog is displayed.

Enter the required length and then click .

Greater Than - selects pattern segments whose length is greater than, or equal to, the amount you specify in the dialog.

Less Than - selects pattern segments whose length is less than the amount you specify in the dialog.

Edit - Pattern

Edit - edits the pattern or segments of the pattern. You must select the pattern (or segments) prior to selecting the type of edit you want to perform.

Transform (see "Transform Boundary" on page 138) - allows you to move, rotate, scale or mirror a pattern.

Points (see "Pattern - Edit - Points" on page 156) - defines how to move, delete or add points to the pattern.

Reverse Selected (see "Pattern - Reverse Selected" on page 156) - reverses the direction of the selected segment. It is easiest to see the effects of this if you first Instrument the pattern.

Arc Fit Selected - arc fits selected segments. This is used to smooth patterns. Arc fitting a pattern before starting an area clearance operation allows a proper offset toolpath to be created. This is very similar to Arc Fit Selected (on page 139) on the individual Boundary - Edit menu except that it can also work on open segments.

Spline Selected (on page 140) - this turns the selected sketched pattern into a spline.

Polygonise Selected (on page 141) - this converts a selected curved pattern to a series of straight lines.

Split Selected (see "Pattern - Split Selected" on page 157) - this converts a selected pattern to a series of segments. It converts a one segment pattern containing 7 points:

Close (see "Pattern - Close" on page 157) - closes the selected segment. Drop - The selected pattern is projected down the tool axis (or dropped) onto the part. The whole pattern must be contained within the part when viewed down Z.

Flatten - The selected pattern is projected (or flattened) onto the XY Plane at Z = 0. In this case the boundary need not be entirely contained within the part.

Merge - merges a series of selected segments into one pattern containing the minimum number of segments and curves. A dialog similar to the following is displayed:

Offset 2D (Round Corners) (see "Offset 2D (Round)" on page 142) - offsets a 2D pattern by a specified distance. A positive value offsets the pattern outwards, a negative valued offsets the pattern inwards.

Offset 2D (Sharp Corners) (on page 143) - this is very similar to Offset 2D (Round Corners) except that the offset pattern has sharp corners.

Embed (see "Embedded Pattern Dialog" on page 158) - links the pattern lying on the model to its associated surface (or surfaces). This displays the following dialog:

Reverse Normals - reverses the orientation of embedded patterns. This option is only available for Embedded Patterns which are patterns with associated surface data. This surface data is fixed at time of creation of the embedded pattern. It is possible that the orientation of surfaces at creation is not what you want. If it is wrong the Reverse Normals option changes the embedded pattern to use the reversed orientation. Copy Pattern - creates a copy of the whole pattern. This new pattern has the same name as the original with _1 added to it. This new pattern can then be edited using the Edit menu option.

Copy Pattern (Selected Only) - creates a copy of the selected segments of the pattern. This new pattern has the same name as the

original with _1 added to it. This new pattern can then be edited using the Edit menu option.

Delete Selected Components - deletes all the selected segments of the pattern.

Pattern - Edit - Points

Points - displays the Pattern Editor dialog. This defines how to move, delete or add points to the pattern. Initially select the required Mode, then select the required points and finally click on Apply.

Selected points are marked in red. To de-select points, press the Ctrl key and re-select the point(s).

However, if you want to delete a pattern segment you don't have to raise this dialog. All you need to do is select the segment and then click on the Del key. This is very similar to the Boundary Editor Dialog (on page 1005).

Pattern - Reverse Selected

Reverse Selected - reverses the direction of the selected segment. It is easiest to see the effects of this if you first Instrument the pattern. It converts this:

To this:

Pattern - Split Selected

Split Selected - this converts a selected pattern to a series of segments. It converts a one segment pattern containing 7 points:

To a 6 segment pattern (one segment between each pair of points):

Pattern - Close

To a closed segment:

Pattern - Insert

Insert - inserts entities into the pattern.

Most of these options are the same as the individual Boundary - Insert (on page 145) context menu. The only additional option is Pattern Maker, and Active Pattern replaces Active Boundary.

Pattern Maker - automatically creates patterns suitable for

machining between two patterns or curves. If this option is greyed out then this pattern is not the active pattern. For more information see Pattern Maker Dialog (on page 1023).