Define Face Plane dialog (PartMaker)

Use the Define Face Plane dialog to define a Face Plane, as well as set Face Boundaries and a Face Origin for the current Face window. You need to define a Face Plane and Face Origin if you want to program using a solid model.

Warning: You must define the Face Plane and set the Face Origin before creating any group profiles or geometry in the Face window. If you do not do this, you may have to manually translate any existing group profiles or geometry in the Face window to match the position of the Face Origin you have defined for the solid model.

To display this dialog:

• Select Solids > Face Coordinate System > Define Face Plane; or
• Right-click a surface on a solid model and select Define Face Plane.

There are two versions of this dialog:

Define Face Plane dialog – without Set Face Origin settings. This dialog is displayed when using the following products and machining functions:

• PartMaker/Mill:
  • Mill XY Plane (Cylindrical stock only)
  • Mill 4-Axis Plane (Cylindrical stock only)
  • Mill End, Index
  • Mill End, Polar
  • Mill Polygon
  • Mill Cylinder
  • Mill Diam, Index
  • Turn
• PartMaker/SwissCAM, PartMaker/Turn-Mill and PartMaker/Turn:
  • Turn
  • Mill XY Plane
  • Mill ZY Plane
  • Mill ZX Plane
  • Mill Cylinder
  • Mill Diam, Index
  • Mill Polygon
  • Mill End, Index
  • Mill Diam, Index
  • Mill End, Polar
• PartMaker/EDM

Define Face Plane dialog – including Set Face Origin settings. This dialog is displayed when using the following products and machining functions:

• PartMaker/Mill :
  • Mill XY Plane (Box stock only)
  • Mill 5-Axis Plane (Box or Cylindrical stock)
  • Mill 4-Axis Plane (Box stock only)
• PartMaker/SwissCAM and PartMaker/Turn-Mill :
  • Mill 5-Axis Plane