Use the New Feature - Strategies page of the New Feature wizard to specify the machining strategy for the feature.
Part Catcher — Enable this option if you want to instigate the part catcher.
Already Supported — Enable this option to indicate that the part is already supported.
Push/Press — If you enable this option, the subspindle feeds slowly until it touches the part, then grabs it at the Grab distance.
Open dwell — Optionally enter the time, in seconds, to dwell after opening the spindle.
Close dwell — Optionally enter the time, in seconds, to dwell after closing the spindle.
Spindle Action — Select what you want the main and sub-spindles to do during synchronization:
Main Angle — Enter the angle that you want the main spindle to rotate to before the part is collected.
Sub Angle — Enter the angle that you want the sub-spindle to rotate to before it moves to collect the part.
Spindle Speed — Enter the spindle speed.
Sub-spindle feed rate — Enter the subspindle feed rate.
Transfer tool post — If your machine has multiple tool posts, select the correct transfer tool post.
Tool post control — Click the button to open the Transfer Tool Post Control dialog.
Part Catcher — Enable this option if you want to instigate the part catcher.
Leave Supported — Enable this option if you want to keep the part supported.
Push/Press — If you enable this option, the subspindle feeds slowly until it touches the part, then grabs it at the Grab distance.
Open dwell — Optionally enter the time, in seconds, to dwell after opening the spindle.
Close dwell — Optionally enter the time, in seconds, to dwell after closing the spindle
Spindle Action — Select what you want the main and sub-spindles to do during synchronization:
Main Angle — Enter the angle that you want the main spindle to rotate to before the part is collected.
Sub Angle — Enter the angle that you want the sub-spindle to rotate to before it moves to collect the part.
Spindle Speed — Enter the spindle speed.
Sub-spindle feed rate — Enter the subspindle feed rate.
Transfer tool post — If your machine has multiple tool posts, select the correct transfer tool post.
Tool post control — Click the button to open the Transfer Tool Post Control dialog.
Already Supported — Enable this option to indicate that the part is already supported.
Leave Supported — Enable this option if you want to keep the part supported.
Leave Supported — Enable this option if you want to keep the part supported.
Push/Press — If you enable this option, the subspindle feeds slowly until it touches the part, then grabs it at the Grab distance.
Open dwell — Optionally enter the time, in seconds, to dwell after opening the spindle.
Close dwell — Optionally enter the time, in seconds, to dwell after closing the spindle
Spindle Action — Select what you want the main and sub-spindles to do during synchronization:
Main Angle — Enter the angle that you want the main spindle to rotate to before the part is collected.
Sub Angle — Enter the angle that you want the sub-spindle to rotate to before it moves to collect the part.
Spindle Speed — Enter the spindle speed.
Sub-spindle feed rate — Enter the subspindle feed rate.
Transfer tool post — If your machine has multiple tool posts, select the correct transfer tool post.
Tool post control — Click the button to open the Transfer Tool Post Control dialog.
Already Supported — Enable this option to indicate that the part is already supported.
Leave Supported — Enable this option if you want to keep the part supported.
Leave Supported — Enable this option if you want to keep the part supported.
Push/Press — If you enable this option, the subspindle feeds slowly until it touches the part, then grabs it at the Grab distance.
Open dwell — Optionally enter the time, in seconds, to dwell after opening the spindle.
Close dwell — Optionally enter the time, in seconds, to dwell after closing the spindle
Spindle Action — Select what you want the main and sub-spindles to do during synchronization:
Main Angle — Enter the angle that you want the main spindle to rotate to before the part is collected.
Sub Angle — Enter the angle that you want the sub-spindle to rotate to before it moves to collect the part.
Spindle Speed — Enter the spindle speed.
Sub-spindle feed rate — Enter the subspindle feed rate.
Transfer tool post — If your machine has multiple tool posts, select the correct transfer tool post.
Tool post control — Click the button to open the Transfer Tool Post Control dialog.
Support type — Select the type of support from:
Jaws Only — For steady rests, select this option to operate the jaws without moving the steady rest.
Push/Press — If you enable this option, the subspindle feeds slowly until it touches the part, then grabs it at the Grab distance.
Open dwell — Optionally enter the time, in seconds, to dwell after opening the spindle.
Close dwell — Optionally enter the time, in seconds, to dwell after closing the spindle.
Spindle Action — Select what you want the main and sub-spindles to do during synchronization:
Main Angle — Enter the angle that you want the main spindle to rotate to before the part is collected.
Sub Angle — Enter the angle that you want the sub-spindle to rotate to before it moves to collect the part.
Spindle Speed — Enter the spindle speed.
Sub-spindle feed rate — Enter the subspindle feed rate.
Transfer tool post — If your machine has multiple tool posts, select the correct transfer tool post.
Tool post control — Click the button to open the Transfer Tool Post Control dialog.
Support type — Select the type of support from:
Jaws Only — For steady rests, select this option to operate the jaws without moving the steady rest.
Open dwell — Optionally enter a dwell time after opening the spindle.
Transfer tool post — If your machine has multiple tool posts, select the correct transfer tool post.
After you have created the feature, you can edit these options in the Strategy tab of the Feature Properties dialog.