Milling; Face Milling (Cycle61) - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

Parameter Description
LAB (only for G Repeat jump label for position
code)
Position (only for Enter the number of the position pattern
ShopMill)
10.2

Milling

10.2.1

Face milling (CYCLE61)

Function
You can face mill any workpiece with the "Face milling" cycle.
A rectangular surface is always machined.
Workpieces with and without limits can be face-milled.
Approach/retraction
1. For vertical machining, the starting point is always at the top or bottom. For horizontal
machining, it is at the left or right.
The starting point is marked in the help display.
2. Machining is performed from the outside to the inside.
Machining type
The cycle makes a distinction between roughing and finishing:
● Roughing:
Milling the surface
Tool turns above the workpiece edge
● Finishing:
Milling the surface once
Tool turns at safety distance in the X/Y plane
Retraction of milling cutter
Depth infeed always takes place outside the workpiece.
For a workpiece with edge breaking, select the rectangular spigot cycle.
Milling
Operating Manual, 05/2017, A5E40868956
Programming technological functions (cycles)
10.2 Milling
Unit
369