The Thread Milling feature allows you to create a thread milling procedure. When a Thread Milling feature is added to the CAM tree, the system also adds the following items.
Start Point - Allows you to specify a location for the tool movement to start. Right-click this item to produce a shortcut menu with the following options.
Re/Select - Select this option to enable selection mode and assign the appropriate start location to this feature.
Remove - Select this option to remove any start point associated with this feature.
Thread - Right-click this item to produce a shortcut menu with three options.
Edit - Allows you to modify the settings that are used when calculating the tool movements. View the Thread Mill Wizard for a detailed explanation of this dialog box and all of the options available for this feature type.
Compute Toolpath - When selected, the system calculates the toolpath.
Post Yes/No - This option allows you to determine whether a feature in the CAM tree is included in the code that is posted by the system.
Mill Thread - Right-click this item to produce a shortcut menu with two options for modifying the visibility and color of the toolpath created.
Color - When selected, a dialog box appears allowing you to change the color of the toolpath.
Blank - When selected, the system shows the toolpath if it is hidden or hides the toolpath if it is visible in the graphics area.