Machining type: Helical
When milling circular pockets, you can select the following machining types:
● Roughing
During roughing, the circular pocket is machined downward with helical movements.
A full circle is effected down to pocket depth to remove the residual material.
The tool is retracted from the edge and base of the pocket in a quadrant and retracted with
rapid traverse to a safety clearance.
This process is repeated layer-by-layer, from inside out, until the circular pocket has been
completely machined.
● Finishing
In finishing mode, the edge is machined first with a helical movement down to the bottom.
A full circle is effected down to pocket depth to remove the residual material.
The base is milled from outside in a spiral movement.
The tool is retracted from the center of the pocket to a safety clearance.
● Edge finishing
In edge finishing, the edge is machined first with a helical movement down to the bottom.
A full circle is effected down to pocket depth to remove the residual material.
The tool is retracted from the edge and base of the pocket in a quadrant and retracted with
rapid traverse to a safety clearance.
Procedure
1.
The part program or ShopMill program to be processed has been created
and you are in the editor.
2.
Press the "Milling" softkey.
3.
Press the "Pocket" and "Circular pocket" softkeys.
The "Circular Pocket" input window opens.
Parameters in the "Input complete" mode
Parameters, G code program
Parameters, ShopMill program
Input
● complete
PL
Machining plane
T
Tool name
Milling direction
D
Cutting edge number
RP
Retraction plane
mm
F
Feedrate
mm/min
mm/tooth
SC
Safety clearance
mm
S / V
Spindle speed or constant cutting
rate
rpm
m/min
F
Feedrate
*
Programming technological functions (cycles)
10.2 Milling
Milling
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Operating Manual, 08/2018, 6FC5398-7CP41-0BA0
