Advanced Machining

Overview

Conventions

What's New?

Getting Started

Enter the Workbench and Setup the Part Operation

Create a Roughing Operation

Create an Isoparametric Machining Operation

Create a Multi-Axis Flank Contouring Operation

Generate NC Code

User Tasks

Drilling Operations

2.5-axis Milling Operations

3-axis Milling Operations

Cavities Roughing

Multi-Axis Milling Operations

Multi-Axis Flank Contouring: Tanto Fan

Multi-Axis Flank Contouring: Combin Tanto

Multi-Axis Flank Contouring: Local Modifications

Multi-Axis Flank Contouring: Non Adjacent Drives

Multi-Axis Helix Machining: Lead and Tilt

Multi-Axis Helix Machining: Interpolation

Auxiliary Operations

Part Operations, Manufacturing Programs and Machining Processes

NC Manufacturing Entities

Verification, Simulation and Program Output

Managing Tool Paths

Packing a Tool Path

Editing Tool Paths

Editing a Point

Editing an Area

Performing Transformations

Reversing a Toolpath

Connecting Tool Paths

Modifying Approaches and Retracts in Tool Paths

Splitting on Collision Points

Checking Tool Holder Collision

Creating Geometries

Workbench Description

Menu Bar

Toolbars

Specification Tree

Customizing

General

Resources

Operation

Output

Program

Photo/Video

Reference Information

Multi-Axis Flank Contouring Operations

Multi-Axis Helix Machining

Cavities Roughing

Tool Path Editor Parameters

Methodology

Collision-Free Multi-Axis Helix Machining

Glossary

Index