Creating an indexed part

To create an indexed part

1. Display the Stock Axis. This is used for reference.
2. Click the Stock step.
3. Click Next twice.
4. Select the 4th Axis Positioning option.
5. Decide what world coordinate axis to rotate about. The X-axis is recommended because most post processors support only X-axis indexing. (For the rest of this description we have assumed that you have selected the X axis.) For the X-axis, click Index around the X-axis. For the Y-axis, click Index around the Y-axis.
6. Position the stock appropriately.
7. Set the Tool Change Location.
8. If you want to create Setups on each face:
   • Create the Setups for indexing.
   • Switch to each Setup and create your features.
9. If you want to use a single Setup, create each feature and follow this procedure to orient each feature.
10. Generate the toolpaths.
11. Click Post Process in the Manufacturing menu and select a post from the 4-Axis directory.
12. Click the NC tab in the Results window.