Center drill

This tool type is used for center drilling in Drilling operations. A tool of this type is defined with the parameters shown in the image.

When this tool is used in combination with the Depth type option, SolidCAM calculates the drilling depth according to the following expression:

Drilling Depth = Tip Length + Arbor Diameter/2 + cotan(Shoulder Angle/2)

Parameter limitations

Parameter	Range
Tip Diameter (TD)	Tip Diameter (TD) < Arbor Diameter (AD)
Tip Angle (A)	0° < Tip Angle (A) < 180°
Shoulder Angle (SA)	0° < Shoulder Angle (SA) < 180°
Tip Length (Tip L)	Tip Length (Tip L)<= Cutting Length (CL)

The length of the conical part defined by Tip Diameter and Tip Angle must be equal to or smaller than the Tip length value. The length of conical part can be calculated according to the following expression: Cone Length = Tip diameter/(2*tan( Tip angle/2)).