2 - 168 Conversational Part Programming v546CO WinMax Lathe Conversational Part Programming
Axial Flats
From the New Block (Axial Milling) screen select Axial Flats F5, and the Axial Flats 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.
Process Tab
The program determines how many rough passes to make to remove the material based
on the entries in the Process tab fields.
Figure 2–141. Live-Tooling Axial Mill Axial Flats screen 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.
• FINISH (1 PASS)—perform 1 finish pass as follows:
1. Plunge to the Finish Z depth.
2. Step over and cut the final profile, disregarding any area that stock was
removed in prior data blocks.
3. Cut at finish depth the final flats surfaces (X and Y) and the diameter of the
cutter in Z.
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