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Including Operations, Workcells, and Reference Superfeatures in a Manufacturing UDF
Operation and workcell features can also be included when creating a manufacturing UDF. When you place such a group:
The default names for the operation and workcell created in the new model will be OP_CPY### or MACH_CPY##, respectively (for example,OP_CPY010 and MACH_CPY01).
All the parameters and tools associated with the workcell will be copied. If tools with the same IDs already exist in the new model, a message will appear and the workcell tools will not be copied.
The NC sequences that referenced this operation and workcell in the original model will automatically retain these references.
Including Reference Superfeatures
If an NC sequence references a Mill Volume, Mill Surface, or Drill Group, there are two ways to define a group:
If you include the reference superfeature (Mill Volume, Mill Surface, or Drill Group) in the group definition, then, at the time of defining the group, you will be requested to enter prompts for the geometric references used to create this superfeature. When you make this group in another model, you will be prompted to select these references, and the superfeature of the same name (complete with all component features such as Gather, Trim) will be created in the new model, then the NC sequence will be created based on this superfeature.
If you do not include the reference superfeature, then, at the time of defining the group, you will be requested to enter prompt for the superfeature itself. When you make this group in another model, you will be prompted to select a pre-existent superfeature of appropriate type, and the NC sequence will be created using the superfeature in the new model.