Prismatic Machining Areas

This section provides reference information that is intended to help you:

For more information, refer to Feature Attributes for Tool Queries, Checks and Formula.

The following Prismatic Machining Area features are supported:

Islands can be included Pocket and Step type machinable features.

Complex Pocket

A complex pocket is a closed multi-sided recess. 

Specifications on part:
A bottom stamp as a hard stamp
A top element as a top limit
A boundary comprising a series of ordered faces.

Results in Prismatic Machining Area:
A depth from top to bottom
A minimum corner radius
A minimum channel width
A maximum channel width
A top plane
A bottom plane
A wire frame contour.

Complex Step

A complex step is an open multi-sided recess.

Specifications on part:
A bottom stamp as a hard stamp
A top element as a top limit
A boundary comprising a series of ordered faces with hard and soft qualifications.

Results in Prismatic Machining Area:
A depth from top to bottom
A minimum corner radius
A minimum channel width
A maximum channel width
A top plane
A bottom plane
A wire frame contour with a series of elements qualified as soft and hard.

Through Slot

A through slot is a specific step whose contour is two parallel faces as a hard boundary and two other faces as limits.

Specifications on part:
A bottom stamp as a hard stamp
A top element as a top limit
A boundary comprising a series of 4 ordered faces with hard and soft qualifications.

Results in Prismatic Machining Area:
A minimum corner radius
A minimum channel width
A maximum channel width
A top plane
A bottom plane
A wireframe contour with 4 elements: 2 lines and two other elements.

Blind Slot

A blind slot is a specific step with two parallel lines and a corner between them. It has an open boundary.

Specifications on part:
A bottom stamp as a hard stamp
A top element as a top limit
A boundary comprising a series of 4 ordered faces with hard and soft qualifications.

Results in Prismatic Machining Area:
A depth from top to bottom
A minimum corner radius
A minimum channel width
A maximum channel width
A top plane
A bottom plane
A wireframe contour with 4 elements: 2 lines, 1 half circle and one other element.

Complex Cutout

A complex cutout is a multi-sided opening through the part.

Specifications on part:
A bottom element as a bottom limit
A top element as a top limit
A boundary comprising a series of ordered faces.

Results in Prismatic Machining Area:
A depth from top to bottom
A minimum corner radius
A minimum channel width
A maximum channel width
A top plane
A bottom plane
A wireframe contour.

Management of Islands

Islands can be recognized and associated to Pocket and Step type machinable features. Islands can be associated to features without necessarily sharing a bottom face. See examples below:



Specifications on part:
A bottom stamp as a hard stamp
A top element as a top limit
A boundary comprising a series of ordered faces.

Results in Prismatic Machining Area:
A depth from top to bottom
A top plane and a bottom plane
A wireframe contour.