The Lathe Stock Wizard

Introduction

When creating Turning Jobs, one of the first steps is stock creation. The Lathe Stock Wizard provides an easy to use stock creation tool that handles basic cylindrical stock and custom, revolved  stock geometry. This is an important part of the job setup as the stock can be used to define the clearance values.

 

Initially, there are four pages to go through in the Stock Wizard: Workpiece, Stock Type, Stock Definition and Machine Setup. The Workpiece page will only be in the stock wizard when the job is first started. After that, it is accessible in the CAM Tree. The Stock Type can be cylindrical or revolved for custom stock creation. The Stock Definition handles the stock location and size and the Machine Setup handles clearances.

To open the Stock Wizard, do one of the following:

 

  • When creating a new job, in the Machining Job dialog box, select Turning, and click Stock Wizard.

 

  • In the CAM tree, right-click Stock, and click Stock Wizard.

 

The Stock Wizard displays in the Data Entry Manager.

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