Face Milling - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operation/Programming Manual

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Operation
2.8 Manual mode

2.8.8 Face milling

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Cycle Start
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You can use this cycle to face mill any workpiece. A rectangular
surface is always machined.
For further information about the cycle, see Sec. "Programming - Face
milling".
Select the "Face mill." softkey in "Machine Manual" mode.
Press the relevant softkey to specify the lateral limitations of the
workpiece.
Place the cursor in "Machine" and with the "Select" key choose a
machining type (e.g. roughing).
Place the cursor in "Direction" and select the machining direction.
Enter all other parameters in the input screen.
Please also note instructions regarding face milling
in Sec. "Programming - Face Milling".
Press the "OK" softkey to confirm your entries.
Return to the program view in the Manual area.
Example of face milling in the program view
Press the "Cycle Start" key to start the "Face milling" cycle.
You cannot use the "Repos" function while face milling.
SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition
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