Pocket Floor Capping

The image below shows tool motions on a pocket floor, interrupted by a hole.

Automatic

When the Pockets Floor Capping checkbox is ON, the system automatically caps all socket areas on the pocket floor (through pockets are not affected).

This parameter is only displayed if a Pocket Manager License exists.

Cap specific sockets, for more user control.

To manually add a surface to a pocket:

Create the capping surfaces using any method available in Cimatron (for example, Cap Internal Islands).

From the Pocket Manager popup menu, select the option Add/Remove Surfaces, which enables you to manually add those capping surfaces to the pocket.

The following surfaces can be added to a pocket:

A surface that partially overlaps the pocket wall or floor and does not penetrate into the pocket volume.

Any surface that satisfies both the following conditions:

The surface is analytic (planar, cone, sphere or torus).

It overlaps or penetrates the pocket volume. The number of penetrating surfaces is limited to 10.

Note: Non-analytic surfaces cannot penetrate into the pocket volume.

When modifying the pocket, you can add surfaces by selecting them. The surfaces are color coded, for example:

A created surface that can be added to cap a hole in the pocket floor.	An additional example of surfaces that may be added to a pocket.

Red	Surfaces that already belong to the pocket. Clicking a Red surface unselects it and makes it Cyan.
Cyan	Surfaces that can be added to the pocket. Clicking on a Cyan surface selects it and makes it Red.
Gray	Surfaces that cannot be added to the pocket (these surfaces are not selectable). Clicking on a Gray surface does nothing.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.