Creating a Machining Operation

You can create a Machining Operation under the Manufacturing Program.

Before you begin: Create the tools required for the Machining Operation. See Creating and Editing Milling, Drilling, and Probing Tools.
  1. From any product:
    1. Select a machining app then the Programming section.
      An empty Manufacturing Cell is created with an Activities Process Tree.
    2. Create a generic machine or assign a machine from the database.
      As soon as a machine is assigned to the Manufacturing Cell, a Part Operation and a Manufacturing Program are created in the Activities Process Tree.
    3. Alternatively, open an existing Machining Process or PPR Context.

      By default, the Activities Process Tree is available.

  2. Click the required Machining Operation icon and select a Manufacturing Program or another Machining Operation in the tree

    In the example below, we create a Sweeping operation. The operating mode is similar for all Machining Operations.

    The Machining Operation dialog box appears.

    It consists of several tabs:

    • Resource
    • Geometry
    • Strategy
    • Tool Axis Converter
    • Macros
    • Feeds and Speeds

    The following icons are used to describe the status.

    Icon Description
    Parameters defined.
    Mandatory parameters not defined.
    Geometry result is not up to date.
    Optional parameters not defined.

    Notes: You can display some Machining Operation dialog boxes with a simplified user interface under Me > Preferences > App Preferences > Simulation > Machining > Operations. For more information , see Customizing Preferences.
  3. In the Resource tab, select and display the tool or tool assembly and define paramters.

    See Assigning a Tool Element to a Machining Operation

  4. In the Geometry tab, define the required geometry and other parameters.

    See Defining the Tool Axis.

  5. In the Strategy tab, define the machining strategy. Several sub-tabs are available to define the machining strategy parameters.

    For more information, go to the Reference Information > Dialog Boxes guide section of the app you are using, select the operation, and then go to the Strategy Parameters section.

    See Adding a User Parameter.

  6. In the Tool Axis Converter tab, define the tool axis parameters.

    See Milling Machining User's Guide: Reference Information: 3/5-Axis Converter.

  7. In the Macros tab, define the macro.

    See Defining Macros

  8. In the Feeds and Speeds tab, set the feed and speed.

    See Managing Feeds and Speeds.

  9. Click Display or Simulate to compute and validate the tool path of the Machining Operation.

    See Using NC Machine Programming Verification.

  10. Click OK.
    The Machining Operation is created in the tree under a Manufacturing Program.