Turning Part Design Generalities

Presentation

The menu Part Design enables you to program milling operations on a lathe center with C, B and Y axes. We also call it Rotating Tools. The functions of the menu are a preparatory step to the machining.

Principle

The functions of the rotating tools can be used only on a solid. You are suggested to use the Revolution function to create a solid from shaft geometry. The Part Design functions have several purposes: they create the solid shape needed for a good visualization of the part. they automatically create the correct plane where the machining will be applied later. they automatically create the 2D profile necessary for the machining.

List of the functions

1. Functions dedicated to Y axis (or C) operations:

	Predefined Shapes (Y or C axis machining)
	Radial Hole
	Keyseats

2. Functions dedicated to B axis operations:

	Slope
	Hole on a slope

3. Regarding axial operations (C axis), the principle is different:

	Axial plane allows you to first create the machining plane
	You can create the geometry to machine with Axial hole

The Creation tree on the left enables to have a global visualization of the several operations done and to edit and modify geometries.

Finally, you can find some functions to create 2D geometry if needed:

	Edges Extraction
	Line