Sweeping the Side Areas

  This task is going to teach you how to:
  • sweep machining areas Left and Right and 
  • change the orientation of the tool axis.
  1. In the Manufacturing view, select the machining area called Left.

  2. Click Sweeping .

  3. In the Strategy tab, click the tool axis and redefine it like this:

  4. Go to the Tool tab and select T1 End Mill D 10.

  5. Click Tool Path Replay to compute the tool path.

  6. Click OK to close the operation dialog box.

  7. Now you are going to machine the area called Right. Select it in the Manufacturing view. 

  8. Click Sweeping .

  9. Change the tool axis like this:

  10. Define the same tool as for area Left.

  11. Click Tool Path Replay to compute the tool path.

  12. Click OK to close the operation dialog box.

The next step is to machine the area called Bottom.