Programming technological functions (cycles)
8.3 Contour milling
5. Contour pocket 1
6. Predrilling
7. Contour pocket 2
8. Predrilling
9. Contour pocket 1
10. Stock removal
11. Contour pocket 2
12. Stock removal
If you are doing all the machining for the pocket at once, i.e. centering, rough-drilling and
removing stock directly in sequence, and do not set the additional parameters for
centering/rough-drilling, the cycle will take these parameter values from the stock removal
(roughing) machining step. When programming in G code, these values must be specifically
re-entered.
Procedure when centering
Parameters, G code program
PRG
Name of the program to be generated
PL
Machining plane
Climbing
Milling direction
•
Conventional
•
RP
Retraction plane
SC
Safety clearance
F
Feedrate
Parameter
Description
TR
Reference tool for residual material
Z0
Reference point Z
Z1
Depth with reference to Z0 (inc.)
Maximum plane infeed
DXY
•
Maximum plane infeed as a percentage of the milling cutter diameter
•
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1.
The part program or ShopMill program to be processed has been
created and you are in the editor.
2.
Press the "Cont. mill.", "Predrilling", and "Centering" softkeys.
The "Centering" input window opens.
mm
mm
mm/min
Parameters, ShopMill program
T
Tool name
D
Cutting edge number
F
Feedrate
S / V
Spindle speed or constant
cutting rate
Operating Manual, 06/2009, 6FC5398-7CP20-0BA0
mm/min
mm/rev
rpm
m/min
Unit
mm
mm
in
%
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