CoCreate OneSpace Designer - Commands Reference Manual

PUNCH terminate action

PUNCH removes material from specified parts by sweeping a workplane along its normal from minus infinity to plus infinity.

Syntax


              +--------------------<---------------------+
              |                                          |
---->(PUNCH)--+--(:PARTS)--|parts|---->------------------+---->
              |                                          |
              +--(:WP)--|wp|---------->------------------+
              |                                          |
              +--(:KEEP_WP)--+--(:NO)---+----------------+
              |              |          |                |
              |              +--(:YES)--+                |
              |                                          |
              +--(:KEEP_PROFILE)--+--(:YES)--+-----------+
                                  |          |
                                  +--(:NO)---+

Options

The following additional qualifiers are available to punch a part.

:PARTS - specifies the parts to be punched.
:WP - specifies the workplane to be swept.
:KEEP_WP - selects whether to keep the workplane containing the tool on completion of the punch operation.
:KEEP_PROFILE - selects whether to keep the profile(s) on completion of the punch operation. When set to :NO, the workplane is cleared of 2D geometry after machining.

The default PUNCH control box is displayed:

Parts:        /p2
Workplane:    /w1

[ ] Keep Wp   [ ] Keep Prof

Supply the information as specified in the syntax diagram.

When to use

Use this action to punch an specified tool through an existing part.

OneSpace Designer punches the specified part for an infinite distance, in both directions normal to the active workplane (W and -W). You can position the workplane anywhere in the punch path.

Example

The following parameter sequence punches a profile through a specified part. On completion, the workplane is retained but the profile in the workplane is removed.

PUNCH :PARTS "/p2" :WP "/w1" :KEEP_WP :YES :KEEP_PROFILE :NO COMPLETE