Turn Setup dialog (PartMaker)

The following settings are available on the Setup dialog when creating or editing a Turn Face window:

Note: Turn is available from the Machining Function list only when you have selected Use Turning in Job on the Table Settings dialog.

Table

Settings — Click to display the Table Settings dialog for the selected table type. You can use this dialog to select a different table type.

Table — This field displays the type of table you are using:

Note: Turn is available only when using a Rotary 5 Axis or Vertical Rotary table.

Turning Machining Position button — This button is displayed in the Table area if you have selected a Rotary 5 Axis table. Click the button to display the Turning Machining Position dialog and change the orientation of the stock. The picture on the button changes depending on the orientation of the stock .

Note: The Turning Machining Position button is not available if you have a Vertical Rotary table selected.

Stock

Stock — Select the type of stock you are using (Cylinder or Box). Turn is available only for Cylinder stock.

Part ID

Part ID — Enter an ID for the part to which this Face window applies.

Note: Only applicable for Mill XY Planes using Standard or Tombstone tables.

Machining Function

Machining Function — Select the type of machining function you want to perform.

This topic describes the settings available for the Turn machining function.

List of Face Windows

List of Face Windows — This area lists the Face windows that have been created for the current job. Select the Face window whose details you want to view, or edit, on this dialog.

Rename to — Enter a name for the currently selected Face window. If you do not enter a name, PartMaker uses Untitled as the name for the Face window.

Orientation

Length (L) — Enter the length of the finished stock.

Face Options — Click to display the Face Options dialog, where you can specify additional settings for the Face window.

Boundaries

Use the settings in this area of the dialog to set the stock boundaries:

OD — Enter the outside diameter of the stock.

ID — Enter the inside diameter of the stock. Enter 0 if the unmachined stock has no center hole.

Excess Stock(E) — Enter the amount of material to be removed from the stock to create the desired finished length. PartMaker takes excess stock into account only for facing operations.

Work Offset — If the postprocessor you are using supports work offset (or fixture) codes, enter the code that you want to use for the current Face window. PartMaker inserts this code into the NC programs for this job.

Buttons

New — Click to add a new Face window to the List of Face Windows. The new Face window inherits the settings used for the previously selected Face window.

Duplicate — Click to display the Duplicate Face dialog, which enables you to create duplicate copies of the currently selected Face window. The new Faces are indexed at specified C-angle increments and contain all the geometry and workgroups from the original Face window.

Apply — Click to apply your changes to the currently selected Face window.

Delete — Click to delete the currently selected Face window from the List of Face Windows, so it is no longer available in the .job file.

User Data — Click to display the User Data dialog, where you can specify custom data (known as User Data) for the current Post Configuration file.

Notes

Notes — Enter any notes that are relevant to the current Face window or the job. Depending on the configuration of the postprocessor you are using, these notes can be included in the NC programs file for this job. Refer to the ConfigPost Reference Help for more information about configuring postprocessors.