Creating Probing Ribs

You can create a Probing operation on ribs, add your own probing parameters and create your own tool bars with the Probing operations you have defined.

See Also
Probing Operations
  1. Activate the Manufacturing Program and click Slots or Ribs Probing in the Prismatic Machining Operation action bar.
    A Slots Probing entity is added to the Manufacturing Program. The Slots Probing dialog box opens directly at the Geometry tab . This tab includes a sensitive icon to help you specify the geometry. Areas of the icon are colored red indicating that this geometry is required. Probing side choices : Probing Side: Probe Inside, Probe Outside
  2. Still in the Geometry tab:

    See Selecting Geometry

    1. Select the Probing Side.
    2. Click the red area in the sensitive icon and select the part in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
    3. Double-click anywhere in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to confirm your selection and redisplay the dialog box.
    4. Similarly, click Face in the sensitive icon and select the faces that limit the rib in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.



    5. Click Plane and select two planes to limit the probing tool path.

      A context menu is available to set an offset on the planes selected.

    6. Click Top and select the top plane.

  3. Select the Strategy tab and specify the strategy and user parameters.
  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 operation.
  6. Select the Macros tab to specify the desired transition paths.
  7. Click Display or Simulate to check the validity of the operation.

    See Simulating the Tool Path.

    • The probing 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 in the Display or Simulate dialog box, and again in the main dialog box.




    See also Dealing with Invalid Faces