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What Machine Simulation Can Do For You - Part 2 

On February 4, 2015 in eneral !ntere"t  by rah 

First Things First

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"o%tare %or multiai" machinin#, a number o% "te$" mu"t be ta.en to en"ure that the ty$e" o%

"imulation cho"en are mo"t a$$ro$riate an) that the re"ult" #enerate) *ia the "imulation

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ty$e" o% "imulation %ir"t/

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machine motion/

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the $o"t$roce""or an) )etaile) machine mo)el", inclu)in# .inematic", to #enerate an

ultra-hi#h re"olution "imulation o% the manu%acturin# $roce""/

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 be *ery e%%ecti*e mo"t o% the time/ 6oe*er, "ince it )oe" not or. %rom the -co)e 3hich

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machine .inematic", C+M "imulation i" not a" accurate or a" reliable a" -co)e "imulation/

-co)e "imulation can be &uite e$en"i*e to im$lement/ 6oe*er, that co"t can be &uic.ly

reco*ere) i% the "imulation )i"co*er" $ro#ram %la" that coul) brea. tool", interru$t li#ht"

out machinin#, or create #ou#e" that re"ult in "cra$$in# e$en"i*e $art"/

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