Creating a Groove Finish Turning Operation

You can insert a Groove Finish Turning operation in the Manufacturing Program.

Related Topics
Groove Finish Turning
Managing Local Information

  1. Activate the Manufacturing Program and click Groove Finish Turning in the Lathe Machining Operations toolbar.

    A Groove Finish Turning entity is added to the Manufacturing Program.

    The Groove Finish Turning dialog box appears directly at the Geometry tab .

    Note: Geometry tab includes a sensitive area to help you specify the geometry to be machined. The part and stock are colored red indicating that this geometry is required. All other geometry is optional.



  2. Still in the Geometry tab.

    1. Click the red part area in the Geometry tab and then select the desired part profile in the 3D window.

      See Selecting Edges and Faces to Define Geometry

      Once selected, the part area changes color to green indicating that this geometry is now defined.

    2. Right-click the geometry to be assigned the local value, and select Add Local Information to add local values.

      A dialog box appears allowing you to assign the desired local values.

      Other contextual commands are also available for analyzing and resetting local information. For more information, please refer to the Local Information.

  3. Select the Strategy tab .

    1. Specify the machining strategy parameters.


      • Orientation: External
      • Machining direction: To head stock
      • Contouring for outside corners: Circular

    2. Set other optional parameters in the Machining, Corner Processing, and User Parameters tabs.



  4. Go to the Tool tab to select a tool.

    See Specifying a Tool Element in a Machining Operation

  5. Select Feeds and Speeds tab to specify the feedrates and spindle speeds for the operation.

    In addition to the global feedrates that you can assign for the operation, you can also add local feedrates to portions of the profile. See Local Information

  6. Select Macros tab to specify the Machining Operation transition paths.

    For more information, please refer to the Define Macros on a Lathe Operation.

  7. Click Tool Path Replay to check the validity of the Machining Operation.

    See Replaying the Tool Path


    • The tool path is computed.
    • A progress indicator is displayed.
    • You can cancel the tool path computation at any moment before 100% completion.


  8. Click OK to create the Machining Operation.