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Groove roughing

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Menu:  Turning | Turning | Groove roughing

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Purpose

How to use

Dialog box

Purpose

Remove with a grooving tool the material between the stock and finish part, taking into account possible offsets, by making successive and parallel plunges, according to the tool axis.

The machining takes into account the possible limitations fixed by the user and the geometrical characteristics of the tool.

How to use

  1. Select the  "Turning | Turning | Groove roughing" function or click the    icon

  2. If there are several parts, indicate the part to machine.

  3. Click the starting face (or the starting element) for the machining.

  4. Select the last face (or last element) on which the machining should finish. The user can select

  5. Select the tool to use for the operation.

  6. Specify the different parameters in the tab dialogue box which appears.

  7. Enter the comment which appears on the machine block listing meant for the NC operator. This comment will also appear when the user wishes to take a look at or modify an operation, using the Operation/ Operations manager function.

  8. Eventually, enter a codified remark which will be interpreted by the post-processor, in a specific manner predefined by the user and the post-processor redactor.

  9. Validate entries made into the dialogue box by clicking on OK.

The user can use the  Topological mode or the Automatic mode to access to this function

Dialog box

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'Driven points/Finishing pass' tab

'Cutting conditions' tab

'Info' tab

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