Creating a Rough Turning Operation

You can create a Longitudinal Rough Turning operation in the Manufacturing Program.

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

   A Rough Turning entity is added to the Manufacturing Program.

   The Rough 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

      The Automatic Link Type option allows you to select a first element and then the element to navigate to in order to complete the profile selection. The Axial/Radial and Radial/Axial Linking options are also useful for profile selection.

      
      
      
      
      

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

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

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

   3. Right-click the geometry to be assigned the local value, and select the Add Local Information contextual command.

      A dialog box appears allowing you to assign the desired local values. In addition to the global offsets that you can assign to the part profile, you can also add local offset values.

      Other contextual commands are available for managing local information. Please refer to the Managing Local Information for more details.

   4. Set Part Offset to 5mm.

3. Select the Strategy tab .

   1. Specify the machining strategy parameters.

      
      

      • Roughing mode: Longitudinal
      • Orientation: External
      • Location: Front

   2. Double-click Max depth of cut

      Set this value to 2.5mm in the Edit Parameter dialog box and click OK.

   3. Set other parameters in the Option and User Parameters tab.

      
      
      

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

   See Specifying a Tool Element in a Machining Operation

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

6. Select the 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 toolpath is computed.

   
   

   • 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.

You can insert a Face Rough Turning operation in the Manufacturing Program.

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

   A Rough Turning entity is added to the Manufacturing Program.

   The Rough 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 area in the Geometry tab and then select the desired part profile in the 3D window.

      The Selecting Edges and Faces to Define Geometry appears to help you with contour selection.

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

   2. Click the red stock in the area and then select the desired stock profile in the 3D window.

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

   3. Set Part Offset to 5mm.

3. Select the Strategy tab .

   1. Specify the machining strategy parameters.

      
      

      • Orientation: Face
      • Location: External
      • Location: Front

   2. Double-click the Max depth of cut.

      Set this value to 2.5mm in the Edit Parameter dialog box and click OK.

   3. Set lift-off distance to 1.5mm In the Option tab.
   4. Set other parameters in the Option and User Parameters tab.

   
   
   

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

   See Specifying a Tool Element in a Machining Operation

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

6. Select the Macros tab to specify the desired transition paths.

   Approach linking and retract linking motions are interruptible for this type of Machining 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.

You can insert a Parallel Contour Rough Turning operation in the Manufacturing Program.

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

   A Rough Turning entity is added to the Manufacturing Program.

   The Rough 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 area in the Geometry tab and then select the desired part profile in the 3D window.

      The Selecting Edges and Faces to Define Geometry appears to help you with contour selection.

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

   2. Click the red stock in the area and then select the desired stock profile in the 3D window.

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

3. Select the Strategy tab .

   1. Specify the machining strategy parameters.

      
      

      • Roughing mode: Parallel Contour
      • Orientation: External
      • Location: Front
      • Machining direction: To head stock

   2. Double-click the Axial depth of cut.

      Set this value to 3mm in the Edit Parameter dialog box and click OK.

   3. Double-click Radial depth of cut

      Set this value to 3mm in the Edit Parameter dialog box and click OK.

   4. Set other parameters in the Option and User Parameters tab.

      
      
      

      Note: When Recess machining check box is selected in the Parallel Contour Rough Turning, then Axial Depth of Cut and Radial Depth of Cut must have suitable values to ensure a collision free toolpath.

      For more information, please refer to the Recommendations.

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

   See Specifying a Tool Element in a Machining Operation

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

6. Select the Macros tab to specify the operation's 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.