Creating an Axial Finishing Operation

You can create a Boring and Chamfering, Counter Boring, Counter Sinking, Chamfering 2 Sides, or Reaming operation.

  1. From the Axial Machining section of the action bar, select Axial Finishing , then select a position in the manufacturing program.

    The Axial Finishing workflow appears in the work area.

  2. In the Tool Search dialog box that appears:
    1. Select the tool type.
    2. Select the required tool or tool assembly and click one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Select in Session Select an existing tool or tool assembly from the Resource Configuration View.
    Search in Database Select a tool or a tool assembly from the database.
    Look Into Catalog Browse for a tool or a tool assembly in the catalog.
  3. Optional: Close the Tool Search dialog box by pressing Esc. Then, click Search Tool to research a tool in the database.
  4. Follow the workflow instructions to select hole positions, or select an existing manufacturing pattern from the Manufacturing View.
  5. Double-click anywhere in the work area.

    An Axial Finishing entity is added to the Manufacturing Program.

    The Axial Finishing dialog box appears directly in the Geometry tab .

  6. Click in the title bar of the dialog box to edit the name of the manufacturing pattern, such as AxialFinishing.x.
  7. Optional: Click New Feature to apply a machining area feature.

    Note: You can export a feature by clicking Export Feature .

  8. In the Mandatory section, verify the mandatory input parameters.

    Note: The following icons are used to describe the status of a parameter:
    Icon Description
    Parameter defined.
    Mandatory parameter not defined.
    Optional parameter not defined.
    Parameter not up to date.
    Broken link.

  9. Optional: Do any of the following:
    1. Click to remove the input parameter.
    2. Click to display additional information on the parameter in the work area.
    3. Click to display the parameter's context menu.
  10. In the Optional section, verify the optional input parameters.
  11. In the Parameters section, verify additional parameter inputs.
  12. Verify the parameters in the following tabs:

    • Tool: Select a tool.
    • Strategy: Select a Tool path style and Boring Mode: Boring and Chamfering, Counter Boring, Counter Sinking, Chamfering 2 Sides, or Reaming.
    • Feeds and Speeds: Specify the feedrates and spindle speed.
    • Macros: Specify transition paths.

  13. Click Edit Cycle to edit or choose output syntaxes.
  14. Click Compute to compute the tool path with the specified parameters.
  15. Click OK to validate and exit the dialog box.
  16. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box without saving.

The axial finishing operation is created as AxialFinishing.x. It is visible in the Activities Process Tree.