Specify Movement dialog

If a part on a machine moves independently, you must specify the way it moves in the Specify Movement dialog.

To open the Specify Movement dialog, select Machine Design tab > Motion panel > Movement.

Note: If the solid moves only through the association with its parent solid, you do not need to specify any additional movements for that solid.

There are two major categories of movement: Tool quill and Table. There are translational and rotational options for each category. The movements specified under Tool quill move in the same direction as the tool. If the tool moves in the +X direction, the solid also moves in the +X direction. Solids in the Table category move in the opposite direction. To affect a +X tool movement, a table solid must move in the -X direction.

After you determine whether the solid is a Tool quill or a Table solid, indicate how the solid moves by selecting the appropriate options. For Tool quill solids, select Moves +delta X, Moves +delta Y, or Moves +delta Z for translational movements. Select rotates +A, rotates +B, or rotates +C for rotational movements. For Table solids the translational options are Moves -delta X, Moves -delta Y, or Moves -delta Z and the rotational movements are rotates -A, rotates -B, or rotates -C.

One special case of movement that must be specified for lathes which support a sub-spindle is the Moves as Turn spindle option. Select this option for the solid that supports the sub-spindle and performs the independent Z movement.

To use this dialog:

1. Select or pick the solid.
2. Select the appropriate type of movements.
3. Click the Apply button.
4. Use the Specify Limits tab to set the limits of movement.