

Runs endmills and arbor-mounted milling cutters.

Models are typically designated according to their “swing,” or the largest-diameter workpiece that can be rotated bed length, or the distance between centers and horsepower generated. Toolroom and bench lathes are used for precision work the former for tool-and-die work and similar tasks, the latter for small workpieces (instruments, watches), normally without a power feed. Special lathe types include through-the-spindle, camshaft and crankshaft, brake drum and rotor, spinning and gun-barrel machines. Features include gear- (speed) and feed-selector levers, toolpost, compound rest, lead screw and reversing lead screw, threading dial and rapid-traverse lever. The engine lathe consists of a headstock and spindle, tailstock, bed, carriage (complete with apron) and cross slides. Comes in a variety of forms, ranging from manual to semiautomatic to fully automatic, with major types being engine lathes, turning and contouring lathes, turret lathes and numerical-control lathes. Turning machine capable of sawing, milling, grinding, gear-cutting, drilling, reaming, boring, threading, facing, chamfering, grooving, knurling, spinning, parting, necking, taper-cutting, and cam- and eccentric-cutting, as well as step- and straight-turning.

Category-specific icons are now included on the SOLIDWORKS ribbon bar.To view real-time operation data about selected toolpaths, you can choose the Display toolpath statistics option.Also available in the Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS release is:
