Turning

The Facing strategy is used to quickly remove material from the face of the stock. No geometry selection is required. This can be a single pass for finishing or multiple passes from the workpiece face.

The Rough Turning strategy is primarily used to remove a large amount of material from the outer diameter of a part. After selecting a tool from the tool library, you can control the cutting direction (X/Z), define the depth of cut, specify the safe distance of the holder from the model, or enable/disable tool plunging. Of course, the strategy allows you to define the cutting range in individual axes.

Profile turning is used for finishing the final shape of a part. This strategy differs from roughing in that it does not account for depth of cut. However, it is possible to set multiple finishing passes for this operation as well. After selecting a tool from the tool library, you can control the cutting direction (X/Z), define the depth of cut, specify the safe distance of the holder from the model, or enable/disable tool plunging. Of course, the strategy allows you to define the cutting range in individual axes.

Groove turning removes material by grooving in the X-axis direction. Using this strategy, we can both rough and finish the workpiece. After selecting a grooving tool from the tool library, you can limit the toolpath area using boundaries, diameter, or Z heights. Pecking is also available, which can reduce tool load by performing multiple depth passes with return.

Parting off is used to cut off a part from bar stock. Parting off is usually the last operation, as the part drops into a bin or parts catcher. NCG CAM automatically finds the back of the part and performs the parting off automatically. Even with this strategy, it is possible to use pecking to decrease tool load.

Defining the jaw is an optional feature that increases machining safety and clarifies the subsequent process on the machine. By defining a safe distance, we guarantee that no tool will cross this imaginary boundary. Jaw offset allows the jaw to be shifted in the Z-axis to achieve an optimal position for various stocks.