Gouge check

The Gouge check page enables you to define the gouge checking parameters.

Gouging

Check surfaces

With this option, you can define additional check faces that are not floor, blades, fillets and splitter.

Clearance

With this option, you can set a clearance value for gouge check.

Gouge and excess

This section enables you to specify the handling of detected collisions when checking the blade and splitter surfaces.

The following options are available:

• Blade edges only – gouges are automatically checked and avoided on blade edges only.
• Degouge – completely degouges the surface for a collision free tool path. The accuracy of degouging is defined in the Gouge allowance field.
• Balance – balances the gouge and excess material ratio by equalizing the amount of rest material and gouging. When this option is selected, the Gouge allowance and Excess material allowance parameters are not available.
• Balance within allowance – sets the maximum thresholds of gouge and excess material. The Excess material allowance parameter specifies the amount of excess material allowed on the walls of the machined surface while degouging.

Clearance data

The Clearance data page enables you to define the clearance offsets for arbor and tool holder in order to get a guaranteed clearance gap between the arbor, tool holder, and workpiece.

Clearance

The Tool Shaft parameter defines the offset applied to the tool shaft cylinder from all sides. The Arbor defines the offset applied to the arbor cylinder from all sides. The Holder parameter defines the offset applied to the tool holder cylinder from all sides. The Clearance angle parameter sets a minimum clearance angle between the blade and tool.