Slice the Part

Command to slice the part in the Z axis, to apply the machining cycles on each of the several divided areas along Z.

The command can be accessed with a Right-click on Material in the Machining tree.

This opens a dialog window.

The field for Max section step (Sm) allows to define the maximum length in Z to section the part.

The field for Shoulder allows to define a tolerance value for the recognition of shoulders during the section calculation. The drop-down list provides 3 types of behavior for application of sections on or around shoulders based on the tolerance value:

Ignore Shoulders: Creates the sections on the step values without considering shoulders

Trim if close shoulder: The steps are adjusted if a shoulder is detected within the tolerance and the section is created near or on the shoulder.

Section on all shoulders: Sections are also created on all shoulders. See video below.

On defining the values and executing, a table is generated in the blank space.

You can add(with the Green Cross), delete from the list and even modify the Z slices by changing the values in the table.

These changes will be dynamically applied on the part.

Section on all shoulder: this generates section on all shoulders of the part. Sections are also generated along the part based on the max section step. The tolerance value is greyed out since it is not considered for this mode.

Watch a video on the right demonstrating this option.

The section cursor can also dynamically be moved on the part just by clicking and dragging it to the required position.

The Z value in the table will adapt accordingly.

The whole opelist cycles are applied on each section, only implementing the compatible cycles per section.

Watch a video on the right showing an example of the command.