Tilted relative to impeller machining layer

This tilting strategy is used for machining of impeller blades. Generally, the tool axis in this strategy is normal to the floor face of the impeller. The lag and side tilting can be adjusted by defining the corresponding parameters in the Angles section.

Such general tool tilting definition might cause gouges in certain types of impellers, especially in those with splitter blades, therefore additional local tilting definition might be required. Local tilting is defined by specifying the tilt lines and additional lead angles at the leading edge, splitter edge and trailing edge.

Impeller rotation axis

This parameter enables you to define the rotation axis of the machined impeller part. The rotation axis can be represented by one of the Coordinate System axes (usually the Z-axis) or an arbitrary line defined by picking points on the solid model.

• Leading edge- this parameter defines the value of an additional tilt angle measured from the leading edge line.
• Splitter edge- this parameter defines the value of an additional tilt angle measured from the splitter edge line.
• Trailing edge- this parameter defines the value of an additional tilt angle measured from the trailing edge line.

These lines are defined to apply additional tilting at the leading edge, splitter edge and trailing edge of the impeller blades. These lines must be located and oriented along these edges.