Prismatic Machining Menu Bar

The various menus and menu commands that are specific to Prismatic Machining are described below. Tasks corresponding to common Machining menu commands are described in the NC Manufacturing Infrastructure User's Guide.

Insert Menu

The commands included under Insert menu for Prismatic Machining are described below.



Prismatic Machining Operations

See Prismatic Machining Operations below

Axial Machining Operation

See Axial Machining Operation below

Insert > Prismatic Machining Operations



Prismatic Machining Area

See Creating and Using Prismatic Machining Areas

Prismatic Rework Area

See Creating a Prismatic Rework Area for Corners and Channels

Roughing Operations > Prismatic Roughing

See Creating a Prismatic Roughing Operation

Roughing Operations > Plunge Milling

See Plunge Milling Operations

Profile Contouring

See Creating a Profile Contouring Operation: Between Two Planes

Facing

See Creating a Facing Operation

Pocketing Operations > Pocketing

See Creating a Pocketing Operation for Closed Pockets

Pocketing Operations > 4-Axis Pocketing

See Creating a 4-Axis Pocketing Operation

Trochoid Milling Operations

See Creating a Trochoid Milling Operation

Curve Following

See Creating a Curve Following Operation

Groove Milling

See Creating a Groove Milling Operation

Point to Point

See Creating a Point to Point Operation

Probing Operations > Holes or Pins Probing

See Probing Holes

Probing Operations > Slots or Ribs Probing

See Probing Ribs

Probing Operations > Corner Probing

See Probing Corners

Probing Operations > Multi-Points Probing

See Probing with Multi-Points

Axial Machining Operations

See 2.5 to 5-axis Drilling Operations

Insert > Axial Machining Operations



Patterns Creation > Pattern Creation

See Creating a Machining Pattern on Machinable Features

Patterns Creation > Machining Pattern

See Creating a Machining Pattern on Machinable Features

Prismatic Machining Preparation Assistant > Global Feature Recognition

See Creating All Prismatic Machinable Features

Prismatic Machining Preparation Assistant > Local feature Recognition

See Creating a Machinable Feature Locally

Drilling Operations > Drilling

See Creating a Drilling Operation

Drilling Operations > Spot Drilling

See Creating a Spot Drilling Operation

Drilling Operations > Drilling Dwell Delay

See Creating a Drilling Dwell Delay Operation

Drilling Operations > Drilling Deep Hole

See Creating a Drilling Deep Hole Operation

Drilling Operations > Drilling Break Chips

See Creating a Drilling Break Chips Operation

Threading Operations > Tapping

See Creating a Tapping Operation

Threading Operations > Reverse Threading

See Creating a Reverse Threading Operation

Threading Operations > Thread without Tap Head

See Creating a Thread without Tap Head Operation

Threading Operations > Thread Milling

See Creating a Thread Milling Operation

Boring Operations > Boring

See Creating a Boring Operation

Boring Operations > Boring and Chamfering

See Creating a Boring and Chamfering Operation

Boring Operations > Boring Spindle Stop

See Creating a Boring Spindle Stop Operation

Boring Operations > Counterboring

See Create a Counterboring Operation

Note: Boring Operations > Back Boring

See Creating a Back Boring Operation

Reaming

See Creating a Reaming Operation

Countersinking

See Creating a Countersinking Operation

Chamfering Two Sides

See Creating a Chamfering Two Sides Operation

T-Slotting

See Creating a T-Slotting Operation

Circular Milling

See Creating a Circular Milling Operation

Sequential Axial

See Creating a Sequential Axial Operation

Sequential Groove

See Creating a Sequential Groove Operation