The Mill 3 Axis Wizard Posting Settings
Introduction
The fourth step of the Mill 3 Axis Wizard is to define a few posting parameters for the feature. This includes the work offset number, indexing output, and a few tolerance settings for the output program code. For Mill Turn jobs, the posting mode and submachine settings also display.
Posting
Posting Parameters
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Work Offset # - select the work offset code to use for this feature in the posted NC program. The post processor must be configured to support the work offset selected.
Note: The Output Rotary Angle option is only available with the 4 Axis Standard, 4 Axis Pro, 5 Axis Standard, and 5 Axis Pro modules. These parameters are used to create indexing programs without using index systems.
- Output Rotary Angle
Select the check box to have the Rotation Angle output in the posted NC program.
Clear the check box when not outputting a rotary angle.- Rotation Angle - type the rotary angle of the feature for indexing.
- Arc Fit
- Clear the check box to output the posted NC program for this feature using line segments only.
- Select the check box to have the posted NC program include arc segments within the specified tolerance of the toolpath entities. This can greatly reduce the number of lines of the NC program for 3 Axis features.- Arc Fit Tolerance - sets the accuracy used for the fitting of arcs to the toolpath entities.
Click here to see the Mill Turn Posting Settings
Next Topic
If the machine selected for the job has 3 or fewer axis, click Next>> to go to Tool Page.
If the machine selected for the job has 4 or more axis, click Next>> to go to The Multiaxis Posting Dialog Box.