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5X Production Geometry
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5X Production geometry selection mode:
Either press the
button
in the Work Mode Dialog
(if you are in Wizard Mode),
or display the Geometry
parameters in the parameter
tables.
The Geometry Table is displayed (the contents of the table depend on the 5X Production option selected):
To start picking the required geometry, press the numbered button adjacent to the appropriate geometry parameter. This button displays the number of entities of this type that have already been selected. You are then prompted to pick the required geometry.
See Selecting / Unselecting Geometry.
See the cursor symbols in Cimatron when picking geometry.
The selection of various geometric entities may be required to execute a 5X Production procedure. The type of geometric entity to be selected, depends on the machining strategy selected in the dialog displayed by pressing the Access button in the Tool Trajectory parameter table.
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5X Production Machining Strategy |
Geometry Required |
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Cuts Along Curve |
Lead Curve |
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Morph between 2 Curves |
Upper Curve; Lower Curve |
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Morph between 2 Surfaces |
Upper Surface; Lower Surface |
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Parallel to Curve |
Single Edge |
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Parallel Cuts |
None |
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Parallel to Surface |
Single Surface |
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Project Curves |
Projected Curves |
The following specific geometry can be selected either from the Tool Trajectory dialog or from the Geometry branch:
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Geometry Type |
Data Required |
No. of Entities |
Geometric Similarity |
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Boundary Curves |
Nurbs |
0-2 contours |
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Boundary Faces |
Nurbs + triangulation |
0-2 sets |
Similar to Part Surfaces |
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Check Faces |
Dummy Nurbs + triangulation |
0-4 sets |
Similar to Check Surfaces |
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Drive Faces |
Nurbs + triangulation |
one set |
Similar to Part Surfaces |
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Mesh and surfaces. This geometry type only appears in the 5X Projection procedure and only when the Utility tab is opened. |
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Mesh and surfaces. Only triangulation data is used. |
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Tilt Curve |
Nurbs |
0/1 |
Similar to a Top Contour in the Ruled Surface procedure |
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Tilt Lines |
Nurbs |
0-not limited |
Similar to Part Surfaces, however, in the Selection Filter, only Lines are pickable. These lines must be predefined from the cutter tip to the spindle. Important: To ensure the correct tool orientation, the direction of the tilt lines is most important. The start point of the lines should be at the cutter tip and the end point should be towards the spindle. |
Note: In the 5X Production procedure, some faces can be defined as both Drive and Check Surfaces.
The following specific geometry can only be selected from the Tool Trajectory dialog:
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Object |
Data Required |
No. of Entities |
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Cuts angle |
angle pick |
0/1 |
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Limit Points |
(X1, Y1, Z1) (X2, Y2, Z2) |
0/2 point |
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Reference line for tilt angle |
(X1, Y1, Z1) (X2, Y2, Z2) |
0/1 |
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Start Point |
X, Y ,Z |
0/1 point |
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Tilt from point |
X, Y, Z |
0/1 |
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Tilt through point |
X, Y, Z |
0/1 |
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Tool orientation guiding Point |
X, Y, Z |
0/1 |
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User defined direction |
X, Y, Z |
0/1 |
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