Leads
Introduction
This topic will explain the Leads page of the Lathe Thread operation and all the options found in it. This topic will also provide a links to the next, and a related, topic.
The Leads page
The Leads page allows you to set how the thread is approached at the beginning of the feature and how it exits from the feature after completion. Thread Operations contain only a single lead-in and lead-out which serve as an extension to the selected geometry.
Lead-in
- Lead-in- extends the beginning of the toolpath, into the thread, by the specified value.
Lead-out
- Lead-out- extends the end of the toolpath, out of the thread, by the specified value.
Next Topic
After defining the leads for the last operation in the wizard, click Compute to close the wizard and create the toolpath. (If you are in a Mill Turn job, click Next> > to go to the MDI page.)
Related Topic
After finishing or computing the wizard, the feature is added to the CAM Tree for you to verify and/or modify the results and much more as explained in Lathe Features Overview.
