Managing Local Information

You can manage Local Information on a Profile Finishing, Groove Finishing, and Rough Turning operations. Local information is associated to the selected profile and is supported by that profile. If you delete the profile, the associated information is also deleted. If you are using the data created before this functionality support, then you have to reselect the profiles for support of local information.

Note: Local information is not supported on plane faces. If you select the faces of a part area using the Face Wizard, Local information is defined only on revolved faces.

This task shows you how to:

Manage Local Information on Rough Turning Operation

You can manage Local Information on a Rough Turning operation. This feature is applicable only for Rough Turning operation and is not applicable for roughing operations like Ramp Rough, Ramp Recess etc.

  1. Create a Rough Turning operation in the Manufacturing Program.
  2. Still in the Geometry tab.
    1. Click red part area in the Geometry tab and then select the required part profile in the work area.

      See Selecting Edges and Faces to Define Geometry

    2. Right-click an element in work area and select Add Local Information from the context menu, to add local information on an element of the profile.

      Local Information is added on lines, arcs, and curves of a part profile.

      The Local Information Editor dialog box appears.

      Note: Local feedrate is not supported in Local Information for a part profile in Rough Turning operation.
    3. Set the information you want and then click OK in the Local Information Editor dialog box.

      A RED Loc tag on associated part element in the work area shows that local information has been added.

  3. Right-click an element in work area and select Edit Local Information from the context menu, to edit Local Information from an element after you have added local information.

    Modify the local information in the Edit Local Information dialog box.

  4. Right-click an element and select Copy Local Information to copy the local information of an element.
  5. Right-click the target element and select Paste Local Information to paste the selected local information on another element.
  6. Right-click an element and select Remove Local Information to remove Local Information from an element.
    Note: You can also perform the Copy, Paste, and Remove functions from the Properties dialog box.
  7. Click Properties.

    OR right-click Part area profile in the Geometry tab and select Properties from the context menu to access Properties dialog box.

    The Properties dialog box appears listing all the part elements that have local information.

    1. Select Show all elements of the Part Body in the list to display all elements of the part body in list.
    2. Double-click the row of the list to edit local information.
      Modify the information in the Local Information Editor dialog box.
    3. Select any part element with Local Information and under Set Local Information, select required information check box that you want to copy.
    4. Click Paste on and select the target part element to copy local information from an element and paste it on another element of the part profile.
    5. Select the row and click Remove to remove element of part body in the list.
    6. Click column header in the Properties dialog box to see local information defined on part body in the 3D view.

Manage Local Information on Finishing Operations

You can manage Local Information (local feedrates and offsets) on a Profile Finishing or Groove Finishing operation.

  1. Create a Profile Finishing operation in the Manufacturing Program.
  2. Click the red part area in the Geometry tab and then select the required part profile in the work area.

    See Selecting Edges and Faces to Define Geometry

  3. Right-click an element in work area and select Add Local Information from the context menu to add local information on an element of the profile.

    The Local Information Editor dialog box appears.

    1. Change the Local Feedrate, if required.
      By default, Global feedrate, which is the machining feedrate set in Feeds and Speeds tab in Machining Operation Definition dialog box is applied on the part with Local Information.
    2. Change the Local Offset information.
    3. Select the Inverted way of machining check box.
      Note: The inversion of elements is possible for Profile Finishing operations. You can automatically make local inversions and have EKL accessibility. You can do so when you check the Automatic inverted way of machining option in the Local Invert tab of the Profile Finish Turning dialog box. If you select this option to automatically set local inversions, then existing manual inversions are deleted and the tool path is computed based on the automatic method. See Strategy: Local Invert Parameters.
    4. Click OK in the Local Information Editor dialog box.
      A RED Loc tag on associated part element in the work area shows that local information has been added.
  4. Right-click an element in work area and select Edit Local Information from the context menu, to edit Local Information from an element after you add local information.

    Modify the local information in the Edit Local Information dialog box.

  5. Right-click an element and select Copy Local Information to copy the local information of an element.
  6. Right-click the target element and select Paste Local Information to paste the selected local information on another element.
  7. Right-click an element and select Remove Local Information to remove Local Information from an element.

    Note: You can also perform the Copy, Paste, and Remove functions from the Properties dialog box.

  8. Click Properties or right-click Part area profile in the Geometry tab and select Properties from the context menu to access Properties dialog box.

    The Properties dialog box appears listing all the part elements that have local information.

  9. Manage the information as required:
    1. Select Show all elements of the Part Body in the list to display all elements of the part body in list.
    2. Double-click the row of the list to edit local information.
      Modify the information in the Local Information Editor dialog box.
    3. Select any part element with Local Information and under Set Local Information, select required information check box that you want to copy.
    4. Click Paste on and select the target part element to copy local information from an element and paste it on another element of the finished profile.
    5. Select the row and click Remove to remove element of part body in the list.
    6. Click column header in the Properties dialog box to see local information defined on part body in the 3D view.

    See Creating a Rough Turning Operation, Groove Finish Turning, Profile Finish Turning, Rough Turning, Creating a Profile Finish Turning Operation, Creating a Groove Finish Turning Operation