Creating a Ramp Rough Turning Operation

You can create a Ramp Rough turning operation in the Manufacturing Program. This type of Machining Operation is suitable for machining hard materials using round ceramic inserts, thereby minimizing wear and cutting stress.

  1. Activate the Manufacturing Program and click Ramp Rough Turning .

    A Ramp Rough Turning entity is added to the Manufacturing Program.

    The Ramp Rough Turning dialog box appears directly at the Geometry tab .

    Note: Geometry tab includes a sensitive area to help you specify the geometry to be machined. The part and rough stock areas are colored red indicating that this geometry is required. All other geometry is optional.

  2. Still in the Geometry tab.
    1. Click the red part area in the Geometry tab and then select the desired part profile in the work area.

      See Selecting Edges and Faces to Define Geometry

    2. Click the red rough stock area in the Geometry tab and then select the desired rough stock profile in the work area.
      Once selected, the part and rough stock areas changes color to green indicating that this Geometry is now defined.
    3. Set Part Offset to 5mm.
  3. Select the Strategy tab .
    1. Specify the machining strategy parameters.
      • Roughing Strategy: Longitudinal
      • Orientation: External
      • Location: Front
    2. Double-click Max depth of cut.
      Set this value to 2.5mm in the Edit Parameter dialog box and click OK.
    3. Set other parameters in the Option, Rework, and User Parameters tabs.
  4. Go to the Tool tab to select a tool.

    See Assigning a Tool Element to a Machining Operation

  5. Select the Feeds and Speeds tab to specify the feedrates and spindle speeds for the Machining Operation.
  6. Select the Macros tab to specify the operation's transition paths.
    For more information, please refer to the Define Macros on Turning Operations.
  7. Click Simulate or Display to check the validity of the Machining Operation.

    See Simulating the Tool Path.

    • The tool path is computed.
    • A progress indicator is displayed.
    • You can cancel the tool path computation at any moment before 100% completion.


  8. Click OK to create the Machining Operation.

    See Ramp Rough Turning