To use multi-axis positioning

1. Right-click the stock in the Part View and select Properties.
2. On the Indexing tab of the Stock Properties dialog, select which type of multi-axis positioning to use for the document.

No multi-axis positioning

Select this option to disable multi-axis positioning, and perform no indexing.

For turn/mill or turn parts select Generate Single Program with program stop between each setup if you are using a sub-spindle to change between each Setup.

For milling and Wire EDM parts select Generate Single Program with program stop between each setup if you need to stop the machine to turn the part around and machine on both sides.

4th-axis positioning

Select this option to perform 4-axis indexing, and select the axis about which the part is indexed.

• Index axis UCS — Select the UCS whose index axis you want to use for 4th-axis indexing.
• Swiss Turn — Select this option to enable the Swiss Turning options across FeatureCAM.

5th-axis positioning

5th-axis positioning — Select this option to perform 5-axis positioning.

• Fixture Location — Displays the 5 Axis Fixture Location dialog, which you can use to specify a reference point for the NC code.
• Use Z-indexing — Enable 5 axis Z-indexing for the document.