3 Axis Surface Machining
Overview
What's New?
Getting Started
Operation-Oriented Machining
Entering the Workbench
Rough Machining the Part
Zlevel Machining of the Outside of a Part
ZLevel Machining of the Inside Walls of a Part
Sweeping to Finish the Part
Checking the Results
Creating a Rework Area
Reworking
Generating an NC Output File
Generating One File Per Operation
Generating NC Shopfloor Documentation
Area-Oriented Machining
Entering the Workbench
Defining the Areas to Machine
Defining the Tools to Use
Sweep Roughing the Part
Sweeping the Top Surface
Sweeping the Side Areas
ZLevel Machining on Vertical Walls
Reworking between Contours
Generating an NC Output File
Generating Workshop Documentation
User Tasks
Recommendations
Selecting Geometry
Using Geometrical Zones
Define the Tool Axis
Computing the Tool Gage
Defining Macros
3 to 5 Axis Converter
Roughing Operations
Roughing
Sweep Roughing
Plunge Milling with Points
Plunge Milling by Offset
Ordering Zones
Automatic Rough Stock
Creating an Offset on Part
Finishing and Semi-finishing Operations
Sweeping
Creating a 4-Axis Curve Sweeping Operation
ZLevel Machining
Advanced Finishing
Contour-Driven Machining
Defining the Contour-Driven Stepover Strategy
Defining the Contour Driven View and Options Strategy
Defining the Guide in Parallel Contour Mode
Managing Inner Islands
Isoparametric Machining
Spiral Milling
Contouring
Creating Points and Lines with the Wizards
Reworking Operations
Inserting Pencil Operations
Creating a Roughing Rework Operation
Probing Operations
Probing Holes
Probing Ribs
Probing Corners
Probing with Multi-Points
Adding Users Parameters
Machining Features
Creating Offset Groups
Defining an Area to Rework
Defining an Area to Machine
Managing Tool Paths
Packing a Tool Path
Editing V4 NCMill Operations
Editing Tool Paths
Editing a Point
Editing an Area
Editing the Feedrate
Inserting PP Words
Editing PP Words
Performing Transformations
Reversing a Tool Path
Connecting Tool Paths
Modifying Approaches and Retracts in Tool Paths
Splitting on Collision Points
Checking Tool Holder Collision
Creating Geometries
Importing Files
Reading STL Files
Importing Files
Workbench Description
Menu bar description
Toolbar description
Specification Tree
Customizing
General
Resources
Operation
Output
Program
Photo/Video
Reference Information
Sweep Roughing Parameters
Roughing Parameters
4-Axis Curve Sweeping
Sweeping Parameters
ZLevel Parameters
Advanced Finishing Parameters
Plunge Milling Parameters
Spiral Milling Parameters
Contour-Driven Parameters
Contour-Driven Between Contours Parameters
Contour-Driven Parallel Contour Parameters
Contour-Driven Spine Contour Parameters
Pencil Parameters
Probing Operations Parameters
Isoparametric Machining Parameters
Tool Path Editor Parameters
Machining/Slope Areas Parameters
Macro Parameters
Glossary
Index