Creating an Automatic Rough Stock

You can create an automatic rough stock for a roughing operation.

Before you begin:
  • The roughing takes all the elements defined in the OpenBody into account, but not the Hide/Show status of the sub-elements.
  • This is only an example. The menus available and the setup of the dialog boxes may change depending on the licences you are using.
  • You must have a part to machine in your workbench.

  1. From any Product:

    1. Select Start > Machining > Machine Programming.

      A PPR context with an empty Machining Cell is created. An empty Activities Process Tree opens automatically.

    2. Create a generic machine or assign a machine from the database.

      As soon as a machine is assigned to the Machining Cell, a Part Operation and a Manufacturing Program are created in the Activities Process Tree.

    3. Alternatively, open an existing Machining Process or PPR context .

      By default, the Activities Process Tree opens automatically.

  2. Click Utilities.

  3. Click Creates rough stock in the Geometry Creation sub-toolbar.

    The Rough Stock dialog box is displayed:

  4. Select the Destination, i.e. select the body where the rough stock is to be created.

  5. Pick the part on which the rough stock is to be created.


    • The Part body information is updated accordingly.
    • A dialog box is updated with the minimum and maximum values that are required in X, Y and Z to create a box that would surround the part.
    • The default box is displayed in bold dark lines.

  6. Modify the X,Y,Z values if required.

  7. Change the axis system used to define the rough stock: click Select and then choose either:

    • an axis in one of the other axis systems,
    • a plane,
    • or a planar surface.

  8. Click OK to create the rough stock.