What we cover in this video

Simulation Stock STL Body.
Create a Mesh Body from the STL.
Use the Mesh Body as the new Setup Stock.
Change the Orientation plane using Z Plane/X Axis.
View Control.
Synchronize the view with the active Setup.
Show or Hide Leads and Links.
Control the View orientation by the active Setup.

From the Milling tab, select Setup > New Setup .

This will be the 2nd Setup for the same part. You can have multiple setups for the same part depending on how many different machining processes you need to perform. We are going to flip the part over so we can reset the Zero (WCS) position and the working plane. We will also create an STL/Mesh Body from Setup 1, to use as a Stock Model for Setup 2.

After creating your Mesh Body, create a New Setup.

On the Stock tab we are going to use a different technique to describe the stock. Set the Mode to From Solid. In the Browser, expand Models/Bodies/ and select MeshBody1.

Use the visibility icon (eye) to turn on/off "Body1" and "MeshBody1" as needed.

On the Setup tab, set the Operation Type to Milling. Next we need to define the plane for machining the bottom. For our Work Coordinate System (WCS) Orientation, pick "Select Z axis/Plane & X axis". With the Origin set to Selected Point, pick the edge of the circular pocket on the the left. Then Flip Z Axis.

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