3D Viewer of Prismatic Machining, Machinable Axial Feature and Machining Pattern

This gives you the capability to identify a Prismatic Machining Area feature visually in 3D Viewer by moving the cursor over feature or selection in the Manufacturing View. This also gives you the capability where the system would add representations of Prismatic Machining Area Features and Machinable Axial Features in 3D Viewer. You can identify and select features from 3D Viewer and use them directly in these operations.
1. Select the geometry of Guiding elements of Prismatic Machining Area features that could be used. It is pre-highlighted. The Guiding element geometry could be faces or edges.

The faces.

The edges.
With this, the permanent representations of Prismatic Machining Area and Machinable Axial Feature would be added onto the recognition of the feature. Initially these representations are hidden.
Make them visible by selecting the Show from the Hide/Show option in the contextual menu of the features in the Manufacturing View or make all features visible by holding the CTRL button down, while selecting.

The following representation elements can be used for permanent representations of a Machining Pattern.
• Entry point (hole origin)
• Entry vector (hole direction)
• Text Showing Position
• Connecting vector between positions

The green color would be used for permanent representations of a Machining Pattern.
 
2. The entry point (hole origin) and entry vector (hole direction) of the axial feature would be used for permanent representations (green color) of Machinable Axial Features.


Geometry of Guiding elements of Prismatic Machining Area feature would be used for a permanent representations.

You can use these permanent representations for selecting a feature directly from 3D Viewer. This can also locate respective features in Manufacturing View from the 3D Viewer through these representations.
3. Permanent representations of Machinable Axial Feature in 3D Viewer can be selected through clicking on the existing command NO point in the geometry tab panel of Manufacturing
Axial Operations dialog box.
4. You can use this command in geometry panel of Pocketing and Profile Contouring operation for selecting permanent representations of Prismatic Machining Area feature from the 3D Viewer. Select Prismatic Machining Area feature by clicking on

NOTE:  In Machinable Pattern you can create machining patterns in two ways.
1.Create machining patterns automatically during global feature recognition of Machinable Axial Features. For this selection in Pattern tab of GFR is required.
2. Create machining patterns of already created Machinable Axial Features through Pattern Creation command.
Additionally a Machining Pattern can be created by using the command Machining Pattern in the Machining Features toolbar.
Initially the permanent representations of Machining Patterns will be hidden. You can make them visible by selecting Show option in the contextual menu of the Pattern in Manufacturing View.
You can also make all patterns visible by selecting all patterns and select Show on a right-click.
You can also hide permanent representation of Machining Pattern through selection of Hide/Show menu item in contextual menu on right-clicking on the pattern in the 3D Viewer.
 
5. Select the Counter Depth in the Pattern tab of GFT and the Pattern Creation panel.

When selecting this option Counter Depth and create machining patterns the counter depth of Machinable Axial Features is taken into account for the Pattern Creation.