Multi-axis options

On the Multi-axis options page of the Stock wizard, you can specify options for 4th-axis wrapping and indexing and 5th-axis positioning.

Note: This page is only displayed if you selected 4th Axis Positioning or 5th Axis Positioning in the Multi-axis positioning page.

To complete this page for 4th-axis milling:

1. Select the dominance from:
   • Tool Dominant — If you want the order of operations to be tool dominant across all Setups, select this option.
     Note: You must also select Minimize tool changes in the Automatic ordering options dialog for Tool Dominant to work correctly.
   • Setup Dominant — If you want the order of operations to complete each Setup before moving on to another Setup, select this option. The milling ordering attributes determine the order in which operations are performed within a Setup.

     Select Generate Single Program if you want to create a single 5-axis indexed program. When this option is selected, you need only specify the simulation information for the first setup and it is used for all setups.

2. Click Finish.

To complete this page for 5th-axis milling:

1. If you want to use fixture offsets, follow steps 2-6 here.
2. If you want to use a single coordinate system, follow steps 2-6 here.

See Overview of 5-axis positioning for more information.