Parameters

• Threads Per Unit - sets the number of crests that occur for every unit of measure.
  
  
• Thread Pitch - sets the distance between crests of the thread.
  
  
• Thread Height - sets the distance from the minor diameter of the thread to the major diameter of the thread.
  
  
  • Override
    
    Select the check box to override the calculated Thread Height value and type the new value.
    
    Clear the check box to allow the software to calculate the Thread Height.
    
    
• First Cut Amount - sets the amount of material removed in the first pass of the thread cutting cycle.
  
  
• Last Cut Amount - sets the amount of material removed during the final pass of the Threading operation.
  
  
• Number of Finish Passes - sets the number of finish passes, sometimes referred to as spring passes, the system outputs for the Thread.

Thread In-feed Angle - sets the angle of the approach into the thread. (0 degrees results in a perpendicular approach.) Select the appropriate value for the thread you are creating.

Canned Cycle Chamfer Out

These options allow you to include a chamfer at the end of the thread that is generated and has two possible selections.

Off - does not perform the Chamfer Out operation.

On - creates the chamfer out and the Number of Leads box becomes available.

Number of Leads - sets the number of threads used for the Chamfer Out (between 0.1 and 9.9).