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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Ramping Dialog Options</div>
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               <p class="para_td">Ramping Zig varies the depth of cut from start of pass to end of pass either with every cut or every alternating cut, in one cutting direction. &nbsp;This moves the threshold stress point (hot point) position on the cutting edge of the insert continually along the insert edge thus distributing stress and heat, extending the life of the insert.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Ramping Zig Zag differs from the above in that it alters cutting direction for each rough cut, thus reducing machine time.</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The Ramping Roughing Dialog is customizable so the options available vary according to your needs. The following is an overview of the available options. For more information about customizing your environment see CAM &rarr; Manufacturing General &rarr; Customizing your Environment.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Access the Ramping Dialog by  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_rough.html');return(false);">opening the Roughing Dialog</a> and selecting one of the Ramping icons.
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               <p class="para_th">Ramping Dialog</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_r_ramp_mode.html');return(false);">Ramping Mode</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Here you specify the basic rules for the ramping cut strategy.</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_r_multi_ramp.html');return(false);">Multi Ramp Pattern</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Multi ramp patterns are selected when machining a long cut where the inclination created by the difference between maximum and minimum depth is so small as to resemble that of a linear cut. </p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_r_cut_depth.html');return(false);">Cut Depth with Minimum and Maximum Values</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">In ramping,  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_r_cut_depth.html');return(false);">maximum and minimum cut depth values</a> determine the slope of the ramp. If you do not specify a maximum or minimum value, they default to zero.
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_r_level_angle.html');return(false);">Level Angle</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Level Angle allows you to define the orientation for the individual level cuts which are computed by the system in straight linear roughing operations.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Direction</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Direction toggle button allows you to invert the (initial) cutting direction for finishing/profiling passes with respect to the direction given by boundary orientation or through profiling-related roughing parameters.</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_r_reversal_mode.html');return(false);">Reversal Mode</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Reversal Mode determines in which sequence the reversals of a cut region (i.e. the valleys of the part boundary found in this cut region) are visited for material removal. If you are using Ramping Zig-Zag, choose the reversal mode  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_r_reversal_mode.html');return(false);">Closest</a> for the most efficient cut pattern.
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_r_cleanup.html');return(false);">Cleanup</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Cleanup Parameter initiates a series of cuts meant to remove stairs left behind by rough cuts.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Omit Last Pass</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Omitting the last pass suppresses the last roughing pass at the bottom of the cut region. &nbsp;This helps to reduce machining time. This is advantageous if the last roughing pass in Ramp Out First or Ramp in First is along a containment trim plane or following the bottom of a reversal. In such situations you may want to end the roughing with a last ramping cut while the profiling or finishing can then easily remove the remaining stock.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Additional Profiling</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This option may be seen as the &quot;on/off&quot; switch for  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_profiling.html');return(false);">Profiling</a>. If selected, the additional profiling option performs a cleanup of the part surface after multiple rough cuts have been made. In contrast to the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_r_cleanup.html');return(false);">Cleanup</a> option, profiling is meant to follow either the entire part boundary or certain portions of it which describe individual reversals. This is sequenced in a way that all rough cuts for the entire cut region or for the respective reversal currently machined are carried out first, and only then does the profiling take place.
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/06topic_27.html');return(false);">Containment</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Geometry Containment dialog allows you to specify a containment in order to delimit the machining to a specific area of the part.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Display</p>
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               <p class="para_td">As soon as the Display button is pressed, a graphical representation of all the computed cut regions that would be machined under the operation's current settings is shown on the screen. This gives you visual assistance in assessing the accuracy of your machining strategy.</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/06topic_32.html');return(false);">Autodetection Control</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Autodetection Control allows you to manipulate the cut region by altering the parameters which affect it.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Update IPW</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Turning off the <b class="uiTerm">Update IPW</b> option lets you generate an operation creating the corresponding tool path but leaving the in-process workpiece unchanged. Turn off <b class="uiTerm">Update IPW</b> to create mirrored cycles for simultaneous roughing with multiple tools (merging lathes) that you can then fine-tune in the Synchronization Manager.
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turning_turn_eng_ret_roughing.html');return(false);">Engage/Retract Settings</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Engage/Retract Settings determine how the tool will approach and leave the workpiece.</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_cut_rough.html');return(false);">Cutting</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cutting delivers control for a multitude of settings that are common to the cutting operation subtypes. This includes tolerances, cutter clearance angles, minimum clearance, contour types, cut constraints and cut control.</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_profiling.html');return(false);">Profiling</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The profiling option performs a cleanup of the part surface after multiple rough cuts have been made.</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_corner1.html');return(false);">Corner</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Corner Control dialog allows the specification of the system's behavior for cutting at convex corners while performing profiling cuts.</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_stock1.html');return(false);">Stock</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The term Stock is used to describe the material that will be left on the in-process workpiece after an operation is complete. The options for Stock vary according to cut method.</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_feed_rates.html');return(false);">Feed Rates</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets the rate at which the tool advances. You can inherit the value of the feed parameters from the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_method.html');return(false);">Method group</a>.
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               <p class="para_td">Set <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/06topic_68.html');return(false);">Speeds</a> on the Feed Rate dialog.
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_machine.html');return(false);">Machine</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Machine Control Subdialog allows you to enter output commands such as Startup and End-of-Path commands, as well as Adjust and CUTCOM register information.</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_geom_avoid.html');return(false);">Avoidance</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Avoidance Geometry allows you to specify, activate (or cancel) geometry that is used for non-cutting moves before or after a tool path.</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_local_return_ov.html');return(false);">Local Return</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Local Return allows you to define a location to which the tool moves, at a user-specified frequency, where you may specify the output of OPSTOP, OPSKIP, or DELAY statements to the tool path.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Tool Path Action / Tool Path Parameters</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For more information on these functions please see Manufacturing General &rarr; Common Options &rarr; Tool Path.</p>
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