Contour milling/solid machining
1.
Press the "Contour milling" and "Pocket" softkeys.
2.
Enter the following technology parameters:
T End_mill_20mm
D1
F 0.1 mm/tooth V 240 m/min
3.
Enter the following parameters:
Machining ∇
Z0
0abs
Z1
10inc
DXY
40%
DZ
3.5
UXY
0mm
UZ
0
Starting point Auto
Insertion
Helical
EP
1.0
ER
2.0
Lift mode
Select, e.g. to the retraction plane
4.
Press the "Accept" softkey.
Note
● When selecting the milling tool, please make sure that the tool diameter is large enough to
cut the intended pocket. A message will be displayed if you make a mistake.
● If you want to finish cut the pocket, you must assign parameters UXY and UZ accordingly
and add a second solid machining cycle for finishing.
5. Milling a rectangular pocket (large)
1.
Press the "Milling", "Pocket" and "Rectangular pocket" softkeys.
The "Rectangular Pocket" input window opens.
2.
Enter the following technology parameters:
T End mill_10mm
D1
F 0.04 mm/tooth V 260 m/min
3.
Enter the following parameters:
Reference point
Creating a ShopMill program
9.18 Example, standard machining
Milling
360
Operating Manual, 08/2018, 6FC5398-7CP41-0BA0