RapidRough leverages the speed of TrueMill technology and the optimized roughing of Step Reduction Milling in a one-step 3D roughing through pre-finishing operation.
Setup\Common Parameters tab | Tool Information tab | Cut Control tab
The user-friendly interface makes it easy to quickly generate optimized roughing and pre-finishing passes in one step with:
With the streamlined RapidRough interface, only two primary steps are required:
Each tool selected is used for two purposes. First, the tool removes the maximum amount of material as quickly as possible. Second, the tool prepares the surfaces for the next tool in the list to maximize the capabilities of each tool.
The first tool roughs the part from top to bottom at the tools maximum capable depth of cut. After the tool reaches the bottom of the smallest area it can cut, it immediately begins machining from the bottom to the top in preparation for the next tool. The bottom-up depth of cut is based on an analysis of the next tool’s maximum depth of cut
Using advanced analysis of the part geometry and the capabilities of the next tool, SURFCAM ensures that all steps are of equal height before moving to the next tool.
In the second roughing phase, the second tool roughs from the top to the bottom only where the previous tool couldn’t fit. RapidRough never makes an unnecessary cut in areas that have already been machined. After the tool reaches the bottom of the smallest area it can cut, it machines from the bottom to the top reducing its own steps in preparation for the next tool (or finishing operation).
No matter how many tools are used, all of the steps are the same uniform height across all surfaces before the pre-finishing or finishing operations begin.
Tip: To prevent any finishing tool from encountering more material than it can safely handle, it is suggested that the smallest-diameter RapidRough tool match the smallest-diameter finishing tool.