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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Welcome to Integrated Simulation and Verification (ISV)</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgisv/mfgisv_welc_benefits.html');return(false);">Benefits of ISV</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Integrated Simulation and Verification is a fully customizable module used to simulate your entire machine tool in the cutting process. It helps you build an accurate kinematics model of your machine tool which you can see when you work in Manufacturing.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">ISV has two controller models available: the  traditional machine tool driver (<b class="uiTerm">MTD</b>) model, and the Common Simulation Engine (<b class="uiTerm">CSE</b>) model. Differences between the two models are noted in the documentation.
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      <div class="title_division">The MTD controller model</div>
      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">MTD</b> uses the S&amp;V engine. The machine tool driver is an extension of the NX Post postprocessor which, in addition to generating an NC program command file, incorporates all machine tool behavior and characteristics. <b class="uiTerm">MTD</b> passes simulation and verification commands to the S&amp;V engine, which collects, processes and feeds the resulting information to the graphics window or to the <b class="uiTerm"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgisv/mfgisv_run_nc_control_panel.html');return(false);">Simulation Control Panel</a></b>. The simulation uses data from your real machine tool to produce exact tool motions.
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      <div class="title_division">The Common Simulation Engine (CSE) controller model</div>
      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">CSE</b> does not rely on an extension of the NX Post. You can use any standard post, or even previously posted NC files from any other CAM system. The Simulation Control Panel appears and behaves the same for <b class="uiTerm">MTD</b> or <b class="uiTerm">CSE</b>.
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      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">CSE</b> requires the following customized files for each controller manufacturer:
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      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">CSE</b> is designed to run &ldquo;out-of-the-box&rdquo; and the customized files can not be edited. Versions of these files are supplied in the <i class="pathName">samples</i> directory.
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      <p class="para_division">See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgisv/mfgisv_creat_prereq_kine_model.html');return(false);">Machine management in the Mach kit</a> for the location of the <i class="pathName">samples</i> directory.
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      <div class="title_division">ISV Licensing</div>
      <p class="para_division">Integrated Simulation and Verification requires a separate license. </p>
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