Parallel pencil milling parameters

Parallel pencil milling is a combination of Pencil milling strategy and 3D Constant step over strategy. At the first stage, SolidCAM generates a Pencil milling tool path. Then, the generated pencil milling passes are used to create 3D Constant step over passes; the passes are generated as a number of offsets on both sides of the pencil milling passes. In other words, the Parallel pencil milling strategy performs 3D Constant step over machining using Pencil milling passes as drive curves to define the shape of passes.

This is particularly useful when the previous cutting tool has not been able to machine all the internal corner radii to size. The multiple passes generated by this strategy will machine from the outside in to the corner, creating a good surface finish.

The order of passes machining is determined by Order parameters.

In this combined strategy you define the Pencil milling parameters and the 3D Constant step over parameters in two separate pages.

Pencil milling parameters

The Pencil passes page enables you to define the parameters of the Pencil milling passes.

3D Constant step over parameters

The Passes page defines the parameters of the 3D Constant step over passes.

 

Related Topics

  1. 3D Constant step over machining parameters
  2. Contour roughing parameters
  3. Hatch Roughing parameters
  4. Linear machining parameters
  5. Morphed machining parameters
  6. Common Parameters
  7. Pencil Milling parameters
  8. Radial machining parameters
  9. Rest Roughing parameters
  10. Spiral machining parameters
  11. Strategy parameters