Volume Milling

[camtd]

<DIV>Hi</DIV>
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<DIV>I have a volume mill sequence. I am using the volume for milling. </DIV>
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<DIV>My question is how do I control the amount of the first cut along the XY axis? </DIV>
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<DIV>I am using constant load in the parameter page.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have tried a start point or axis and have specified approach walls.</DIV>
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<DIV>The endmill is going in a full diameter on the first pass. The part I am milling is a core so I am looking to machine from the outside in.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank You</DIV>

 

[ejw]

camtd


With volume milling the tool always stay inside the volume.


If your volumeis the same size as the part the tool will cut using the full diameter.


If you make the volume bigger than your part thetool should not take a full diameter cut.


ejw

 

[peterbrown77]

Or you could instead define a Mill Window and set the boundary to TOOL_ON?

 

[chf65]

Hi Camtd,


If you are machining a core, constand_load scan always cut from outside the material inward, using step_over value. So it should not go in by more than step_over, as long as your window have the space to fit the tool.


I suggest using PAST Option for your window (you can even add Offset value, and use TRIM_TO_WP), then for a core, make all sides of the window approach walls.