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CAM Example 2

Example Two:

Creating a Rough Pocket/Finish Pocket.

Specifications: Units - Inch, Material - Mild Steel 1020, Tool #1 - 4 flute roughing end mill, Tool #2 - 4 flute finish end mill.

Tool #1, Path #1: Rough pocket, Z depth 0.740.

Tool #2, Path #2: Finish pocket, Z depth 0.750.

Create Circle Geometry:

Select the Circle button from the Geometry Tools in the main Toolbar.

Select the Create Circle button for the method to be used to define the geometry from the side Toolbar.

Enter the following information on the Create Circle pop-up dialogue (see "Geometry" on page 314) for reference to the pop-up dialogue.

To move to the next dialogue field in the pop-up dialogue, either touch ENTER, or click the next field with the mouse button.

Start X field: Enter 2

Start Y field: Enter -1.75

Radius field: Enter 1

Touch the USE button on the pop-up dialogue, or Enter from the numeric key pad.

10.1 CAM Programming

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