Setting a Transition Feedrate

You can locally set the feedrate for a Transition Path to a Machining Operation B from a Machining Operation A or from a Tool Change activity.

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  1. Double-click the Machining Operation A in the Activities Process Tree and go to the Feeds and Speeds tab.

  2. Select the Transition check box and select Local from the list.



    The locally defined feedrate value is displayed in the Tool Path Replay dialog box and in the APT output.

    The corresponding color can be used for the Transition Path.

    The color of the Machining Operation Transition Path during replay depends on the selected feedrate type (as defined in the Tools > Options > Machining > General).

    If the Transition check box in the dialog box for the Machining Operation B is not selected, the transition feedrate is determined as follows:


    • If a clearance macro is activated in the Machining Operation B, the feedrate of the clearance path is used for the Transition Path.

      Note: If the Machining Operation B is an axial operation, the feedrate is always set to RAPID.

    • If no clearance macro is activated in the Machining Operation B, the feedrate depends on the setting of Set Rapid feedrate at start of operations in the Generate NC Output Interactively dialog box. See NC Data Options.
      • If the option is set, a RAPID feedrate (red) is used for the Transition Path,
      • If the option is not set, the first feedrate defined in the Machining Operation B is used for the Transition Path (for example, approach or machining).

        Note: If the Machining Operation B is an axial operation, the feedrate is always set to RAPID.

    • If the Machining Operation B is a Tool Change orHead Change, the transition feedrate is set to RAPID.