Create a part with multiple setups and either
Click through to the third page of the stock wizard, the Multi-axis Positioning page. Click 5th Axis Positioning and click Next; or
Double click on the stock and click on the Indexing tab and click 5th Axis Positioning.
Click Use Fixture Offset. The 5-Axis Touch-off Setup and 5-Axis Touch-off Setup Offset do not apply to this method.
For the B-Axis Rotational Offset, enter the angle (measured counter-clockwise) between the spindle and the A-axis when the B angle is set to 0. For example, the A-axis faces the spindle when B is set to 0, then enter 0. If it faces the door when B is set to 0, as shown in this figure, then enter -90. This offset will be set the same for all parts machines on a specific machine.
If you want the ordering of operations to be tool dominant across all setups, click Tool Dominant. Note that you must also set the Minimize tool changes ordering attribute for Tool Dominant to work correctly. See Ordering default attributes for more information.
If you want the ordering of operations to complete each setup before moving on to another setup, click Setup Dominant. The order that operations are performed within a setup are determined by the milling ordering attributes. Click Generate Single Program to create a single 5-axis indexed program.
Click Finish in the stock wizard.
Generate toolpaths. Don't forget to check Minimize tool changes, if you want Tool Dominant toolpaths.
The simulation works for both centerline and 3D simulation. In centerline simulation an arc is displayed for a 5-axis reorientation. In 3D simulation the part position and orientation stays fixed and the tool moves. The tool does not move smoothly between setups, it simply reappears in the new setup.
Select a post processor that supports fixture offsets and create NC code.
The NC code is generated with respect to the coordinate system of each setup. If it is desired to see the NC code for each setup specified in machining coordinates (Y up and X to the right), then each setup should be positioned so that the setup coordinate system will be aligned with the machine coordinates when that face is pointing toward the tool. The operator must touch off each setup individually.