As opposite as Phase 1, machine setup does not give you the possibility to freely orient the workpiece, but forces the orientations defined by the placement seats already present in the workpiece.

The cones are the accepted positions for the placement seats and, consequentely, for the stacks of FCS Systems. Any other placement is not acceptable, since has not been evaluated and approved.

The reason is, by definition, because machine setup is made to place the workpiece into the machine, while placement seat design is the environment where the designers study the placement seats creation and evaluate all the possible consequences.

Therefore, independently form the starting orientation, clicking on one of the cones will place the job on the table with all the (possible) stacks applied


Position can then be adjusted by dragging the piece or using the orientation option (see Phase 1: Workpiece orientation), with the limitation that at this stage the job will snap to the grid, simulating the real workpiece placement onto a machine. Naturally, inclination cannot be changed: seats' orientation drives the workpiece position and if the user tries to tilt it, Guideline returns it back to the previous position.


See also the video

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