The New Feature - Location page controls the position of the sub-spindle.
- Determine the final location specified in the coordinates of the main spindle user coordinate system. This can be done by any of the following methods:
- Select the Send the sub-spindle home option. The coordinates are automatically entered in the point location shown at the top of the dialog.
- Click the
Pick point
button and select the point on the screen.
- Type in the coordinates directly. The coordinates are relative to the main spindle user coordinate system.
- Decide how you want the sub-spindle to arrive at the final location. Select one of the following:
- Rapid directly to final location — The spindle makes a single rapid move from its current location to the final sub-spindle location.
- Feed to intermediate location, then rapid to final location — The spindle feeds to the intermediate location and then rapids to the final location. This is useful for gradually removing the support of one of the spindles.
- Rapid to intermediate location, then feed to final location — The spindle rapids to the intermediate location and then feeds the rest of the way. This can be applied to approach the part. Optionally select Use Push/Press Function.
- If you have selected a strategy that requires an intermediate point, specify the intermediate location by either picking the point or entering the coordinates relative to the main spindle user coordinate system.
- At the bottom of the dialog, FeatureCAM automatically shows you the Z coordinates that it is output in the NC code. If these are not the coordinates you want, you can enter the Z values for the Final Z value and Intermediate Z value. These values are used in the NC code, but the values shown at the top of the dialog are used for the toolpath simulation.