Radial Milling

This involves features that lie around the diameter of a turned part, such as drilled holes, slots and pockets. In Radial mode, the tool’s axis always points towards the turned part’s centreline.

To select this mode, pick a tool and set its Turret, Orientation to Radial and set its Tool Mode to Driven. By selecting Driven, the tool will be rotated at the given Speed and the main spindle becomes the C Axis.

Select the Rotary Mode (M-Functions) command to switch on the C axis.

Switching on the C axis