Ribs

The new Rib machining strategy enables you to machine narrow channels in a mold. For example, you can machine narrow grooves in a mold tool that form ribs in the resulting injection moulded part. Rib machining is located in the Ribs category on the Strategy selector dialog.

Note: Rib machining strategies are only available in PowerMill Ultimate.

For more information on the rib machining strategy, see:

• Rib Machining Overview — An introduction to rib machining.
• Rib machining — Machine channels in a mold which form ribs in the resulting injection-molded part.
• Automatic verification — Enable verification of toolpaths on creation.
• Rib Pattern Editor tab — Sketch the centreline of ribs/channels.
• Rib Surfaces Editor tab — Automatically select the walls and base surfaces of the channels associated with the sketched centreline of the ribs/channels.
• Creating a rib machining toolpath — Create a rib machining toolpath.

The common tabs are described in common toolpath strategy pages.

For more information on the Strategy Selector dialog, see Toolpath Strategies.