This task shows how to add tool changes in the program. You can either: Insert a tool change locally Generate tool changes automatically. The procedures below illustrates tool changes for axial machining and milling operations. Differences for turning operation tool changes are described in Tool Changes for Turning Operations below. …
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A number of capabilities are available for managing manufacturing programs. Create Edit Insert entities Reorder using Copy / Paste or Drag / Drop Delete. This task shows you how you can edit a manufacturing program. When you open a Machining workbench on a CATPart document, the manufacturing document is initialized …
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This task shows how to perform an extract from elements (curves, points, surfaces, solids, volumes and so forth). This may be especially useful when a generated element is composed of several non-connex sub-elements. Using the extract capability you can generate separate elements from these sub-elements, without deleting the initial element. …
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The application allows you to define three types of patterns: Circular patterns Rectangular patterns User patterns This task shows you how to duplicate geometry of one or more features right away at the location of your choice using a circular pattern. This document also deals with: Complex Patterns Patterning User …
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You can split a body with a plane, face or surface. The purpose of this task is to show you how to split a body by means of a surface. Open the Split.CATPart document. Click Split . The Split Definition dialog box is displayed. Select Surface.1 as the splitting surface. …
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The creation of tritangent fillets involves the removal of one of the three faces selected.This task shows how to create a tritangent fillet. You need three faces two of which are supporting faces.Open the TritangentFillet.CATPart document. Click Tritangent Fillet . The Tritangent Fillet Definition dialog box appears. Select the faces …
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This task shows how to create a multi-sections solid.You can generate it by sweeping one or more planar section curves along a computed or user-defined spine. The feature can be made to respect one or more guide curves. The resulting feature is a closed volume. Open the Multi-sections.CATPart document. Click …
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This task illustrates how to create a shaft, that is a revolved feature, by using an open profile.In this section, you will also find the following reference information: About Profiles About Axes Thin Solids Neutral Fiber Option Merge Ends Option Restrictions Open the Revolution.CATPart document and make sure that PartBody …
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This task shows how to create pads using the Up to plane option. Open the Pad4.CATPart document. Select the profile to be extruded. Click Pad . The Pad Definition dialog box appears and the application previews a pad with 10 mm as the default dimension value. In the Type field, …
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This task shows you how to duplicate the part using the Mirror functionality. Select the reference face you need to duplicate the part. Select the face as shown: Click Mirror . The name of this face appears in the Mirroring element field. Click OK. The part is mirrored and the …
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