2 - 128 Conversational Part Programming v546CO WinMax Lathe Conversational Part Programming
Axial Lines and Arcs
Select AXIAL LINES AND ARCS F1 from the Axial Milling New Block softkey menu, and the
Axial Mill Contour screen appears with Process and Geometry tabs. Program the tool and
cutting information using the Process tab. Describe the finish shape using the Geometry
tab.
The program determines how many rough passes to make to remove the material based
on the entries in the Process tab fields.
Figure 2–107. Live-Tooling Axial Mill Contour Screen Process tab
Process Tab
The Process tab fields are defined as follows:
• TOOL—identifies the tool number that will be used in the part program.
• TOOL OFFSETS—identifies the tool offset and orientation programmed in
Tool Setup that will be used. The tool offset defaults to the same number as
the tool.
• TOOL DIAMETER—contains the tool diameter programmed in Tool Setup for
the current tool. This field is read-only and can only be edited in Tool Setup.
• STRATEGY—identifies the tool path with respect to rough or finish.
• ROUGH AND FINISH—perform rough and finish passes.
• ROUGH ONLY—perform a rough pass only.
• FINISH ONLY—perform a finish pass only.
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