Options Available from the Model Tree

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When you select a machining feature in the Model Tree window, the system highlights the feature geometry on the screen. If you select an operation, the system highlights the geometry of all the machining features that belong to this operation.

Depending on the type of feature selected in the Model Tree, the pop-up menu contains the following options:

Selected Feature Type	Pop-Up Menu Options	System Action
Machine	Redefine	Opens the Machine Tool Setup dialog box, to let you redefine the current machine tool.
Operation	Tool Path Player	Opens the PLAY PATH dialog box, to display tool motion for the whole operation.
	Output Tool Path	Starts the user interface for outputting the operation to a file (equivalent to clicking NC Create > Output > Create CL File).
	Redefine	Opens the Operation Setup dialog box, to let you redefine the current operation.
	Delete	Starts the user interface for deleting a feature and its children. The children of an operation include all the machining features that belong to that operation and their associated tool paths.
Machining feature	Create Toolpath	Opens the appropriate dialog box for machining this type of feature.
	Place Template	Starts the user interface for placing a machining template (equivalent to clicking NC Create > Tool Paths > Place Template).
	Redefine	Opens the appropriate feature dialog box (for example, Pocket Feature), to let you redefine the current feature.
	Delete	Starts the user interface for deleting a feature and its children. The children of a machining feature include its associated tool path(s).
Tool Path	Mimic a Toolpath	Starts the user interface for using the settings from an existing Tool Path feature to machine another feature of the same type (equivalent to clicking NC Create > Tool Paths > Mimic a Toolpath).
	Tool Path Player	Opens the PLAY PATH dialog box, to display the current tool path.
	Output Tool Path	Starts the user interface for outputting the tool path to a file (equivalent to clicking NC Create > Output > Create CL File).
	Redefine	Opens the appropriate machining type dialog box (for example, Pocket Milling), to let you redefine the current tool path.
	Delete	Starts the user interface for deleting a feature and its children.
Free Form feature	Tool Path Player	Opens the PLAY PATH dialog box, to display the current tool path.
	Output Tool Path	Starts the user interface for outputting the tool path to a file (equivalent to clicking NC Create > Output > Create CL File).
	Redefine	Opens the Freeform Milling dialog box, to let you redefine the current Free Form feature.
	Delete	Starts the user interface for deleting a feature and its children.