Plunging

Plunging is a technology of removing material from a given area using a special tool. Instead of milling the material, the tool moves up and down as in a drilling motion, travelling along the path type you choose.

The Plunging dialog box is displayed.

Step

This field defines the distance between each two adjacent vertical plunging movements of the tool.

Drill cycle type

SolidCAM enables you to choose preferable drilling cycles for the plunging operation.

1. Click Drill cycle type and choose the required cycle type in the Drill cycle dialog box.
2. Click Data and specify the parameters in the Drill options dialog box.