Turning Operations

The functions in the Turning Operations menu allow the user to perform various operations used in the manufacturing of parts. All the operations can be exported directly to CIMCO Edit or to the clipboard, for insertion in a user-defined location.

The Turning Operations menu.

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Roughing Turning

Use this option to create a roughing operation based on a selected outline contour.

In this operation it is possible to create both roughing and semi-finishing cuts, but only with one tool.

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Face Turning

Use this option to create a facing operation.

This operation can contain both roughing and finishing cuts, but only with one tool.

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Finish Turning

Use this option to create a finish operation based on a selected contour.

This operation will make only one toolpath that fits the selected contour.

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Grooving

Use this option to create a grooving operation based on a selected contour.

This will enable machining of the areas that could not be machined with either the Roughing or Finishing operation.

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End Drilling

This option generates operations for drilling a center hole in the part.

The drilling operation will be performed as one continuous motion or as pecking with or without dwelling at the end of each plunge.

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Threading Horizontal

Use this option to create threading operations for inside and outside threads.

The geometry of the thread can be entered by hand or selected from tables. The thread geometry can be normal or conical.

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Cutoff

This option generates an operation for cutting off the part from the stock.

In the operation it is possible to define the corner geometry as sharp, round or chamfered.

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Export Contour

This option can export a contour that the operator has selected on the drawing.

If a controller has smart canned cycles for example a specific roughing operation, the user can create a macro in the editor to support this, and then export the actual contour for insertion in the canned cycle.

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Calculator

The feed and speed calculator is used to generate tool changes, or to simply calculate the feed and speed, based on the data for a specific tool.