The following dialog allows you to select the appropriate Clearance Plane for the Turn Tapping operation. In this tab, Clearance Plane Definition and Cut Transfer Method parameters can be specified. See Clearance Plane for additional information.
 Dialog Box: Clearance Plane tab, Turn Tapping |
Automatic The system determines the clearance height based on the part and stock geometry. Part Max + Dist Uses Part maximum plus the specified distance for clearance height. Stock Max + Dist Uses Stock maximum plus the specified distance for clearance height. If stock geometry does not exist, it would use the maximum height of the part geometry. Absolute Value Uses the specified distance for clearance height.
Ignore Wireframe Geometry in Bounds Computation Check this box to ignore all wireframe geometry when calculating the Clearance Plane definition. When checked, the Automatic and Part Max options for defining the Clearance will be calculated from actual surface geometry. |
For You can also control the transfer motions during cutting. When the cutter has finished cutting in one region and needs to transfer to another region to begin cutting, it can either be instructed to move to the clearance plane and then perform the transfer motion to the next cut location or it could do a skim motion. In the skim motion, the system automatically determines the safe height by taking into consideration the condition of the part model and using this Skim Clearance (S) value specified as the height to perform the transfer motions. |