Mill XY Plane for Box Stock Setup dialog (PartMaker)

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:

• Standard table
• Tombstone
• Rotary 4 Axis table
• Rotary 5 Axis table
• Vertical Rotary table

Stock

Stock — Select the type of stock you are using (Cylinder or Box). This topic describes the settings available when using Box stock.

Part ID

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

When using Standard or Tombstone tables with a Mill XY Plane, you can specify (using the Multiple Stocks Machining dialog) whether different Face windows use the same, or different, stock.

PartMaker uses the Part ID to determine whether to display one part, or separate parts, when you display the finished part (Simulation > Show Finished Part) after simulation.

Machining Function

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

This topic describes the settings available for Mill XY Plane.

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

Height (H) — Enter the height of the stock.

Z Face (F) — Enter the Z distance from the Z=0 Plane to the stock surface. PartMaker displays the Face Plane and axis at this coordinate in the Solids window. When the Face Plane set for a solid model depends on the Z Face, PartMaker automatically updates this field to reflect the Face Plane selected when using the Define Face Plane dialog or the Surface Info dialog.

Stock Index Angle (C) — Enter the angle at which the stock must be oriented to machine this face. This option is available only when using a Rotary 4 Axis Table (with the Mill 4-Axis Plane machining function), a Rotary 5 Axis Table (with the Mill XY Plane or Mill 4-Axis Plane machining functions), or a Vertical Rotary Table (with the Mill XY Plane machining function).

Tombstone Index Angle — Enter the angle at which the tombstone must be oriented to machine this Face. When defining the Face plane of a dependent face from a solid model using the Solids > Face Coordinate System > Define Face Planeoption, PartMaker automatically calculates the Tombstone Index Angle that is required and displays it in this field. This option is available only when using a Tombstone table.

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

Multiple Stocks — Click to display the Multiple Stocks Machining dialog, where you can manage how PartMaker machines multiple stock.

Boundaries

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

x1 — Enter the default left boundary for the part in this Face window, using the current input units (inch or metric).

x2 — Enter the default right boundary for the part in this Face window using the current input units (inch or metric).

y1 — Enter the default bottom boundary for the part in this Face window, using the current input units (inch or metric).

y2 — Enter the default top boundary for the part in this Face window, using the current input units (inch or metric).

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.

— Click to display the Work Offset Coordinates dialog, where you can view and enter the work coordinates for you current Face window.

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.