Picking Aiming Surfaces
Access: Open this function from the following location:
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Part surface 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:
Click the dropdown menu next to Pick Aiming Srf. by:, and select the option to define the aiming surface. You are then prompted to pick the required geometry.
See Selecting / Unselecting Geometry.
See the cursor symbols in Cimatron when picking geometry.
Aiming surfaces define the area where the milling is to be performed.
The following aiming surface options are available:
Note: In a Local Operations - Aiming Surface procedure, the aiming surface can only be picked manually!
2 Contours
Pick two contours. Make sure the direction arrows of both contours are pointing the same way, otherwise a twisted surface may be created. The area between the contours is milled.
Warning: When defining the dummy surface, do not use any geometric options (planes, UCS, Sketcher) as this may cause database problems.
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Pick First Contour |
Pick Second Contour |
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Result: ISO View |
Result: Top View |
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Surface
Pick an aiming surface to define the milling area on the target surface.
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Pick Aiming Surface |
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Contour & Point
Pick a contour and a point. The area between the contour and point is milled.
Warning: When defining the dummy surface, do not use any geometric options (planes, UCS, Sketcher) as this may cause database problems.
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Contour |
Point |
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Result: ISO View |
Result: Top View |
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