Creating a Radial Cut

Use the Radial Cut feature to create a pocket in a solid that can be milled on a turn-mill machine.

To create a radial cut feature:

1. Create a workplane on the solid that is centred along the axis of revolution.
2. Select the solid and click Solid tab > Feature panel > Cut > Radial Cut.

   The Radial Cut Wizard is displayed:

   

3. Select the cylindrical faces to cut, and the workplane created previously, then click Next.

   

4. Use the Add or Remove Guidelines page of the wizard to insert extra angle guidelines.
   • Enter an angle into the Angle box , and press Enter to insert a guideline.
   • Select an angle from the Angle box , and click Delete to remove a guideline.
   Tip: Guidelines are useful as markers when sketching the wireframe used to cut the solid.

   

5. Click Next to display the Cutter Item Selection page of the wizard. Use this page to define the shape of the cutting object.

   

6. Click Sketch to hide the wizard and enter a sketching mode. Use the sketching mode to:
   1. create new wireframe, where appropriate.
   2. select new or existing wireframe.
   
7. Use to select any wireframe to use as a cutting object.
8. Click to re-open the wizard and display a projection of the wireframe onto the model. Alternatively click to discard the wireframe and return to the wizard.

   

9. Click Next to display the Perform Cut and Wrap page of the wizard with the following options:
   • Select Cut to use the wireframe as a cutting object. Specify the cutting distance using:

     Depth — Enter a numerical value to define the cutting depth.

     Through — Cut through to the cylinder centre-line.

   • Select Wrap to draw the wireframe onto the model, without cutting into the solid.

     Enter a value into the Offset box to move the wrapped wireframe away from the solid.

   • Click Apply to perform the cut or wrap.
   • Click Remove to undo a cut or wrap.

   

10. Click Apply to perform the cut or wrap.

    

11. Click Finish.