Pocket Manager: Pocket Table Parameters

Access: Open this function from the following location:

Click the Show The Pocket Table option in the Pocket Manager dialog.

When ON, display the Pocket Table showing all the detected pockets. Each row in the table represents one pocket.

The NC Pocket Table dialog is displayed.

The table shows all the detected pockets; the total number is displayed in the All NC Pockets section of the Pocket Manager dialog.

To configure which of the available columns are visible and to customize the Pocket Table, click on the Column Chooser button .

The following parameters are available as column headers in the Pocket Table:

The table below is sortable; it has clickable headers that sort the table by the clicked column. The table is initially sorted by Column #.

Column #	Parameter	Explanation
1	Selection	The pocket is selected for operation.
2	Status	Edited, New.
3	Pocket Validity	Valid or Invalid.
4	Pocket Number	The pocket number represents the pocket hierarchy.
5	UCS Name	The UCS of the pocket.
6	Pocket Name	The user-defined name of the pocket.
7	Visibility	Pocket visibility.
8	In Use	Used by at least one procedure.
9	Source for Expanding	The pocket is the source for an expanded pocket.
10	By Contours	The pocket is defined by contour.
11	By Expanding	The pocket is defined by expanding other pockets.
12	By Criteria	The pocket is defined by criteria.
13	Z-Top	The Z-Top of the pocket.
14	Z-Bottom	The Z-Bottom of the pocket.
15	Height	The height of the pocket.
16	Over All Width	The total width of the pocket.
17	Over All Length	The total length of the pocket.
18	Width Length Ratio	Width to length ratio.
19	Automatic Angle	The angle between the main axis of the pocket (along the largest dimension of the pocket) and the X axis. Additional InformationAdditional Information A pocket has an imaginary 'main axis'. This is a line along the largest dimension of the pocket (drawn as a solid black line in the image below). The Automatic Angle is the angle between that line and the X axis. This is an informative field, however if you mill Parallel (Rough or Finish), you may wish to use this angle as the machining angle. In addition, when using any of the Finish procedures with the following parameter settings, the milling will be performed in the direction of the Automatic Angle: Machining Method = Parallel Milling Direction Type = By Local Geometry
20	Simple Pocket	The pocket is designated as a Simple Pocket. A Simple Pocket is a pocket that can be milled by 2.5-axis procedures. A simple pocket has a single draft angle, no chamfer or fillet at the top or bottom, no multi radius fillets at the bottom (it can have a single fillet at the bottom) and no cylindrical corners.
21	Draft Angles	The number of draft angles in the pocket.
22	Min. Draft Angle	The minimum angle of the draft angle walls.
23	Max. Draft Angle	The maximum angle of the draft angle walls.
24	Open Pocket	The pocket is open.
25	Totally Open	The outer contour of the pocket is totally open.
26	Through Pocket	Through pocket – no floor.
27	Circular Pocket	The pocket is circular.
28	Sharp Corners	The pocket has sharp corners.
29	Cylindrical Corners	The corners of tapered walls are cylindrical and not conic.
30	Top Chamfer	The pocket has a top chamfer.
31	Top Chamfer Angle	The angle of the top chamfer.
32	Top Chamfer Height	The height of the top chamfer.
33	Top Fillet	The pocket has a top fillet.
34	Top Fillet Radius	The radius of the top fillet.
35	Top Fillet Height	The height of the top fillet.
36	Bottom Chamfer	The pocket has a bottom chamfer.
37	Bottom Chamfer Angle	The angle of the bottom chamfer.
38	Bottom Chamfer Height	The height of the bottom chamfer.
39	Bottom Fillet	The pocket has a bottom fillet.
40	Bottom Fillet Radius	The radius of the bottom fillet.
41	Bottom Fillet Height	The height of the bottom fillet.
42	Max. Diameter	The maximum diameter that can fit in the pocket.
43	X - Coordinate of Drill Point	The X coordinate of the drill point.
44	Y - Coordinate of Drill Point	The Y coordinate of the drill point.
45	Number of Faces	The number of faces in the pocket.
46	Min. Radius	The minimum radius within the pocket.
47	Template	The name of the template used to create a procedure to machine the pocket. If multiple templates are selected, "Many" is displayed; if no template was selected, the cell is blank. The template is selected using the Apply Template for NC Pockets function.
48	Tapered Pocket	The pocket has at least one tapered wall.
49	Comment	User comment.
50	Slot Likelihood	This displays the likelihood that the pocket is a slot-shaped pocket, ranging between zero (not a slot-shaped pocket) and 100 (definitely a slot-shaped pocket). This is useful for the Slotting procedure.
51	Center Line	This displays the visibility (hide/show) status of the center line (skeleton) of a pocket. While editing the Slotting procedure, all center lines of selected pockets are displayed regardless of the bulb status.
52	Misc. 1	Miscellaneous #1
53	Misc. 2	Miscellaneous #2
54	Misc. 3	Miscellaneous #3
55	Misc. 4	Miscellaneous #4

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