Procedure
1.
The part program or ShopMill program to be processed has been created
and you are in the editor.
2.
Press the "Contour milling" and "Pocket" softkeys.
The "Mill pocket" input window opens.
Parameters in the "Input complete" mode
Parameters, G code program
Parameters, ShopMill program
Input
● complete
PRG
Name of the program to be generated
T
Tool name
PL
Machining plane
D
Cutting edge number
Milling direction
● Climbing
cutting
● Conventional
cutting
F
Feedrate
mm/min
mm/tooth
RP
Retraction plane
mm
S / V
Spindle speed or constant cutting
rate
rpm
m/min
SC
Safety clearance
mm
F
Feedrate
mm/min
Parameter
Description
Unit
Machining
The following machining operations can be selected:
● ∇ (roughing)
● ∇∇∇ base (base finishing)
● ∇∇∇ edge (edge finishing)
● Chamfering
Z0
Reference point in the tool axis Z
mm
Z1
Pocket depth (abs) or depth relative to Z0 (inc)
- (only for ∇, ∇∇∇ base or ∇∇∇ edge)
mm
DXY
● Maximum plane infeed
● Maximum plane infeed as a percentage of the milling cutter diameter
- (only for ∇ or ∇∇∇ base)
mm
%
DZ
Maximum depth infeed – (only for ∇ or ∇∇∇ edge)
mm
UXY
Plane finishing allowance – (only for ∇, ∇∇∇ base or ∇∇∇ edge)
mm
UZ
Depth finishing allowance – (only for ∇ or ∇∇∇ base)
mm
Programming technological functions (cycles)
10.3 Contour milling
Milling
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Operating Manual, 08/2018, 6FC5398-7CP41-0BA0