Creating a Turn Profile

  1. Open the Tools tab and click Turn Profile in the Manufacturing group.
  2. (Optional) Check the Include protrusions option. This creates curves like in the image on the left above. Imagine the protrusion sweeping around 360° and passing through the protruding curves in the profile.
  3. (Optional) Alt-select an origin, if one exists along the part axis.
    This will orient the plane on which the curves will lie, depending on which origin axis aligns to the part axis as follows.
    • Origin X aligned to part - Curves created in origin XY-plane
    • Origin Y aligned to part - Curves created in origin YZ-plane
    • Origin Z aligned to part - Curves created in origin XZ-plane
  4. Select a cylindrical surface to preview the curves.
    • Curves are created on a plane passing through the pick point on the surface and the axis of the part.
  5. Click Complete to create the curves.

The curves are displayed in the Structure Tree under the Curves folder.

The cylinder with a hex end in the image on the right above, you need to check the Include protrusions option to offset the curve so that the turning operation leaves enough material for the hex to be machined later. This can be seen in the image below. The curve that offsets from the face was created with the option checked.