Volume Milling - ReRough

The stock shape is taken into account for air travelling, optimized cut motions, approaches and retracts.
As in Rough operations, the feed is controlled in the process according to the load on the cutter at any given point.
You can create a few concurrent ReRough procedures (e.g. with different cutters) and the remaining material is taken into consideration.

Note: ReRough should be run after any Rough procedure or on any shaped stock.

How to create this procedure: (see Creating a Procedure and Procedure Guide for general explanation.)

1. For Technology, choose Volume Milling as the main selection, and ReRough as the subselection.

2. Choose the appropriate cutter.

3. Define the part surfaces and, only if necessary, define the boundary area.

Notes:

• If the boundary area is the same as the stock area, it is not recommended to define a boundary area.

• Define a boundary if the area to be milled meets one of the following criteria:

• The boundary is completely within the stock area.

• The boundary extends beyond the stock by a distance of, at least, the tool diameter.

4. Define the following Motion Parameters:

• Clearance

• Entry & End Points

• Boundary Settings

• Tolerance & Surf. Offset

• Tool Trajectory

• Z Limits

• High Speed Machining

• Clean Between Passes

• Stock & Holder Tracking

• Electrode Machining

• Create Auxiliary Contours

• User Parameters

5. Define the machine parameters.

6. When finished, you can choose from the following Procedure Options:

• Save & Close to suspend

• Save & Calculate to execute

• Cancel

• Save As

(The options Save & Close and Save & Calculate are also available on the Procedure Guide.)