Defining Macros on Turning Operations

You can define macros on a turning operation.

Before you begin:

Define Longitudinal Rough Turning operation in the Manufacturing Program.

  1. Double-click Longitudinal Rough Turning operation in the Manufacturing Program.
  2. Select the Macro Parameters tab .

    See Macros

    The initial status of all the Macros in the Macro Management list is Inactive.
  3. Right-click the Approach Macros line and click Activate in the context menu to activate the Macros.

    Note: You can also activate or deactivate macros by double-clicking an item in the list.

    1. Select the Axial radial mode in the Current Macro Toolbox.

      A sensitive icon representing the paths of the approach Macros appears.



    2. Select the point symbol in the sensitive icon then select a point in the work area.
      The radial and axial paths of the Macros are calculated from the selected point to the start point of the operation.
  4. Click Simulate or Display to check the axial approach.
    The status of the Macros becomes Up to date.
  5. Right-click the Retract Macros line and click Activate in the context menu to activate the Macros.

    Note: You can also activate or deactivate macros by double-clicking an item in the list.

    1. Select the Radial axial mode in the Current Macro Toolbox.

      A sensitive icon representing the paths of the approach Macros appears.

    2. Select the point symbol in the sensitive icon then select a point in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
      The axial and radial paths of the macro are calculated from the end point of the Machining Operation to the selected point.
    3. Click Simulate or Display to check the axial retract.
      The status of the macro becomes Up to date.

  6. Select the Different colors mode in the dialog box, to visualize feedrate changes.
    The tool path is displayed with the following default colors:
    • Yellow: Approach or lead-in feedrate
    • Green: Machining feedrate
    • Blue: Retract feedrate
    • Red: Rapid or lift-off feedrate
    • White: User-defined feedrate
    Note: Transition paths are represented by dashed white lines.
  7. Define the Linking Approach and Linking Retract macros in the same way as discussed above.
  8. Define interrupt conditions for the Linking Macros in the Options tab of the Current Macro Toolbox, if required.
    See Macro Parameters
  9. Click OK to accept the modifications made to the Machining Operation.
    The Machining Operation is updated with the specified macros.

    If a collision is detected on an NC Macro, its parameters are locally modified to avoid collision with the part. If an NC Macro is modified, a message appears in the Messages Reporting dialog box. Collisions are detected by checking the interference between the tool insert section and the part profile in the turning view.

    See Creating a Rough Turning Operation