To Create a Groove Turning NC Sequence
1. Ensure that the active operation references a Lathe or Mill/Turn workcell.
2. Click
Turn >
Groove Turning. The
Groove Turning tab opens.
To create or edit a groove turning step from the Process Manager, perform the following steps:
a. Click
Manufacturing >
Process Manager. The
Manufacturing Process Table dialog box opens.
b. Click
or click
Insert >
Step >
Turning step. The
Create Turning Step dialog box opens.
c. Specify the Type of step as GROOVE TURNING to insert a new groove turning step.
d. Select a new step or existing step and click
Edit Definition to open the
Groove Turning tab.
3. Select
,
,
, or
for turning on Head 1, Head 2, Head 3, or Head 4.
4. Select a tool from the tool list box. Click
Tool Manager or select
Edit Tools from the tool list box to open the
Tools Setup dialog box and add a new cutting tool.
Alternatively, right-click in the graphics window and select Tools.
5. On the
Parameters tab, specify the required basic manufacturing parameters. You can also click
to define advanced machining parameters or click
to copy machining parameters from another step. By default, the required parameters are defined by relations that you can modify from the
Relations dialog box.
Alternatively, right-click in the graphics window and select Parameters.
6. On the Clearance, Process, and Properties tabs, specify the additional values.
7. On the Tool Motions tab, define the groove turning cut:
|  The Tool Motions tab is available only after you have defined the mandatory parameters like tool and step parameters. |
a. Select Groove Turning from the list on the Tool Motions tab. The Groove Turning Cut dialog box opens.
b. To define a stock boundary, click in the Stock collector to select a workpiece or stock boundary feature to represent the stock boundary.
Alternatively, right-click in the graphics window and select Turn Stock Boundary Collector.
To create a new stock boundary, click
Geometry >
Stock Boundary on the
Groove Turning tab. The
Stock Boundary tab opens. See the Related Links.
c. To select an existing turn profile, click the Turn Profile collector .
Alternatively, right-click in the graphics window and select Turn Profile Collector.
To create a new turn profile, click
Geometry >
Turn Profile on the
Groove Turning tab. The
Turn Profile tab opens. See the Related Links.
d. Select the Start Extension and End Extension options to extend the ends of the turn profile to intersect the stock.
Alternatively, right-click the start or end point of turn profile and select No Extension, Add Extension, and Next Extension.
e. Adjust the cut motion ends under Options.
Alternatively, right-click in the graphics window and select Start Collector and End Collector.
f. Specify the corner conditions as Sharp, Fillet, or Chamfer under Corners.
g. Click OK.
8. On the Tool Motions tab, create additional approach motions, exit motions, CL commands, and Goto motions by selecting options from the list.
9. To animate the tool path display, click
on the
Groove Turning tab. Modify any parameter to adjust the tool path.
10. Click
.
| You can use the object-action behavior by selecting a predefined Turn profile from the Model Tree and clicking Turn >  Groove Turning. After specifying the mandatory step parameters and tool parameters, the tool motion is automatically defined based on the selected turn profile. |