NC Preferences > Turning Defaults

Access: Invoke this function from one of the following locations:

Navigate to NC > Turning Defaults.

Define the default settings for the NC turning (lathe) operations.

The Turning Defaults dialog is displayed.

Interaction

  1. Set the required general NC preferences.

X Measure By

From the dropdown list, define whether the X axis values for the part are input as Radius or Diameter.

Default = Diameter.

This defines whether the X axis parameter values are measured by radius (Xr) or diameter (Xd).

On most turning machines, X is radial and Z is axial, as shown below.
Xr indicates a Radius dimension; Xd indicates a Diameter dimension.

  1. Press the appropriate approval option.

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