Rotated Around Axis

Introduction

When using Rotated Around Axis, the tool axis has the same direction as the surface normal, but is tilted around an axis. This means that the tool axis direction won’t change except for the rotation angle around the tilt axis. This axis can be the X-, Y-, or Z-axis or any user defined line.

 

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When the surface normal is parallel to the desired tilt axis, no plane can be spanned. The result is that the tool axis won't be tilted although you have set a tilt angle.

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Example

• In the next image, the tool axis direction (3) is the same as the surface normal but a Rotation Angle of 45 degrees (2) rotates the tool orientation around the main Z-axis (1).

 

 

 

• From the top view, you can see the tilt angle of 45 degrees (2) around the Z-axis (1).