GearWizardIconWhite.png Patterns

 

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Introduction

The Patterns page gives you control over the pattern of the cut, and the compensation that will be used to complete the operation.

 Pattern

RadioButtonSelected.png Continuous - sets the finishing pass to a single pass along the geometry.

RadioButtonClear.png Alternate - breaks the finishing pass into separate groups defined by either vertical faces, turned diameters, or a combination of the two.

RadioButtonSelected.png Both - will Face Vertical, and Turn Diameter with opposing direction of cuts.

RadioButtonClear.png Face Vertical Only - will only cut vertical walls.

RadioButtonClear.png Turn Diameter Only - will only cut geometry running parallel to the center of rotation.

CheckBoxSelected.png Include angled walls - will allow for geometries that are not perfectly vertical or horizontal to be cut as well.

 

Continuous

Lathe_Turning_Finish_PatternCont.png

 

 

Alternate

 

Turn Diameter Only

Face Vertical Only

Both

Lathe_Turning_Finish_PatternAltTurn.png

Lathe_Turning_Finish_PatternAltFace.png

Lathe_Turning_Finish_PatternAltBoth.png

 

Excluding Angled Walls

Lathe_Turning_Finish_PatternAltExTurn.png

Lathe_Turning_Finish_PatternAltExFace.png

Lathe_Turning_Finish_PatterAltExBoth.png

 

Compensation

Each tool has a theoretical point placed on it as seen in red in the animation below. In the case of tools with a radius of any size, this point is not actually on the tool, but on the horizontal and vertical intersections of the radius. It is this point that the toolpath plots out.  When compensation is used, it is designed to place the actual tool and not just its theoretical point on the geometry. This can be accomplished with System Compensation, Machine Compensation, or a combination of the two.

 

This specifies whether or not the system compensates for the insert geometry and the tool nose radius.

 

Theoretical Point

System Compensation:

Off

System Compensation:

On with Collision Detection

System Compensation:

On without Collision Detection

Lathe_Tool_ToolNosePoint.gif

Lathe_SystemCompensationOff.png

Lathe_SystemCompensationColl.png

Lathe_SystemCompensation.png

 

 

Next Topic

Once the Pattern variables have been set, click Wizard_NextButton.png to continue to the Parameters page.