Creating a 3D surface milling feature

To create a 3D surface milling feature:

1. Click the Features step in the Steps panel.
2. Select Surface Milling, then click Next to open the New Feature - Part Surfaces page. Pick or add the surface, or surfaces, that you want to machine.
3. Click Next to open the New Strategy page. Choose whether to use a rough, semi-finish, and finish operations to completely machine the feature or just a single operation.
   Note: You can add or remove strategies later on the Process tab of the Feature Properties dialog.
4. If you select Choose rough, semi-finish, and finish operations to completely machine this feature, the wizard takes you through three separate pages:
   • New Strategy - Rough
   • New Strategy - Semi-Finish
   • New Strategy - Finish
5. If you select Choose a single operation, there is just one page where you can choose a strategy. Some strategies have additional options on the following Strategy page. The options on the Strategy page of the wizard are the same as the Strategy tab in the Feature Properties dialog.
6. Depending on the strategy you choose, you may see the Edges, Stock, and Slopes pages. These pages of the wizard contain the same options as the Edges, Stock, and Slopes tabs in the Feature Properties dialog.
7. Click Next to open the New Feature - Operations page.
8. Click Next to open the New Feature - Default Tool page for the first operation.
9. Click Next to open the New Feature - Feed/Speed page for the first operation.
10. If you have more than one operation, clicking Next opens the New Feature - Default Tool page for the next operation. If you have no more operations, clicking Next opens the New Feature - Summary page.
11. Click Finish to create the feature and exit the wizard or click Back to return to previous pages.

You can edit the feature later.