Managing Local Information

You can manage Local Information on a Rough Turning operation. This feature is applicable only for Rough Turning operation and is not applicable for roughing operations like Ramp Rough, Ramp Recess etc.

1. Create a Rough Turning operation in the Manufacturing Program.

2. Still in the Geometry tab.

   1. Click 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

   2. Right-click an element in 3D window and select Add Local Information from the contextual menu, to add local information on an element of the profile.

      Local Information can be added on lines, arcs, and curves of a part profile.

      
      
      

      The Local Information Editor dialog box appears.

      Note: Local feedrate is currently not supported in Local Information for a part profile in Rough Turning operation.

   3. Set the information you want and then click OK in the Local Information Editor dialog box.

      
      
      

      A RED Loc tag on associated part element in the 3D window shows that local information has been added.

3. Right-click an element in 3D window and select Edit Local Information from the contextual menu, to edit Local Information from an element after you have added local information.

   
   
   

   Modify the local information in the Edit Local Information dialog box.

4. Right-click an element and select Copy Local Information to copy the local information of an element.

5. Right-click the target element and select Paste Local Information to paste the selected local information on another element.

6. Right-click an element and select Remove Local Information to remove Local Information from an element.

   Note: You can also perform the Copy, Paste, and Remove functions from the Properties dialog box.

7. Click Properties.

   OR Right-click Part area profile in the Geometry tab and select Properties from the contextual menu to access Properties dialog box.
   
   

   The Properties dialog box appears listing all the part elements that have local information.
   
   

   1. Select Show all elements of the Part Body in the list to display all elements of the part body in list.
   2. Double-click on the row of the list to edit local information.

      Modify the information in the Local Information Editor dialog box.

   3. Select any part element with Local Information and under Set Local Informations, select desired information check box that you want to copy.
   4. Click Paste on and select the target part element to copy local information from an element and paste it on another element of the part profile.
   5. Select the row and click Remove to remove element of part body in the list.
   6. Click column header in the Properties dialog box to see local information defined on part body in the 3D view.

You can manage Local Information (local feedrates and offsets) on a Profile Finishing or Groove Finishing operation.

1. Create a Profile Finishing operation in the Manufacturing Program.

2. 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

3. Right-click an element in 3D window and select Add Local Information from the contextual menu to add local information on an element of the profile.

   The Local Information Editor dialog box appears.

   
   
   

   1. Change the Local Feedrate, if required.

      Global feedrate, which is the machining feedrate set in Feeds and Speeds tab in Machining Operation Definition dialog box is applied on the part with Local Information.

   2. Change the Local Offset information.
   3. Select the Inverted way of machining check box.

      Note: The inversion of elements is possible for Profile Finishing operations. See Strategy: Local Invert Parameters

   4. Click OK in the Local Information Editor dialog box.

      A RED Loc tag on associated part element in the 3D window shows that local information has been added.

4. Right-click an element in 3D window and select Edit Local Information from the contextual menu, to edit Local Information from an element after you add local information.

   Modify the local information in the Edit Local Information dialog box.

5. Right-click an element and select Copy Local Information to copy the local information of an element.

6. Right-click the target element and select Paste Local Information to paste the selected local information on another element.

7. Right-click an element and select Remove Local Information to remove Local Information from an element.

   Note: You can also perform the Copy, Paste, and Remove functions from the Properties dialog box.

8. Click Properties.

   OR Right-click Part area profile in the Geometry tab and select Properties from the contextual menu to access Properties dialog box.

   The Properties dialog box appears listing all the part elements that have local information.
   
   

   1. Select Show all elements of the Part Body in the list to display all elements of the part body in list.
   2. Double-click on the row of the list to edit local information.

      Modify the information in the Local Information Editor dialog box.

   3. Select any part element with Local Information and under Set Local Informations, select desired information check box that you want to copy.
   4. Click Paste on and select the target part element to copy local information from an element and paste it on another element of the finished profile.
   5. Select the row and click Remove to remove element of part body in the list.
   6. Click column header in the Properties dialog box to see local information defined on part body in the 3D view.