Creating a CPL on the End of a Turned Part

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This section expands upon part of the sequence of events in Creating Geometry in the Axial CPL. So that you can easily create geometry on the face of the envelope, you need to create a new construction plane on this face, centred on the spindle axis.

 
To create the CPL

  1. Select the Create CPL (Geometry menu) command. The parameters for the command appear.

  2. Type in a Name for the new CPL.

  3. Click in the Origin box to respecify the location of the origin.

  4. Set the Dimensions parameter to 3D.

  5. Set the Work Plane to Mill (XY).

  6. Click on the Reference button.

  7. Set the CPL parameter to Axial.

  8. Click on OK to accept the parameter values and remove the parameter input box. The parameter box is removed and you are prompted to digitise a new origin.

  9. Select the Co-ordinate Input Co-ordinate Input command icon command to display the co-ordinates parameter box.

  10. Enter the following co-ordinates:  X=0 (Absolute), Y=0 (Absolute), Z (Screen Select)

  11. Click on OK.

  12. Digitise the end of the envelope to set the Z position of the origin of the new CPL.

You are now ready to create geometry on the end of the envelope.