Creating High Speed Finish Sequence
1. Click > . The HSM Finish tab opens.
2. Click
and create a
10X5 BALL_MILL tool with a cutter diameter of 10 mm.
3. On the References tab, click the Mill window collector and on the Model Tree, select Mill Window 1.
4. On the Parameters tab, the parameters are populated automatically, based on the tool diameter. To optimize the toolpath, set values as shown for the following parameters:
◦ FEED_UNITS = MMPM
◦ FINISH_STOCK_ALLOW = 0
◦ STEP_OVER = 0.5
◦ FINISH_OPTION = SMART_CUTS
◦ SPINDLE_SPEED = 8500
5. Click the arrow next to
and then click
. The
Material Removal tab opens.
6. On the Material Removal tab, click > . The Load stock dialog box opens.
7. Select hsm-rest-rough.stl and click Open.
8. Click
to open the
Play Simulation dialog box.
9. Click
to play simulation.
10. On the Material Removal tab, click > to open the Save current stock dialog box.
11. In the File Name box, type hsm-finish.bin and click Save. This file will be used in the subsequent finishing material removal simulation.
12. On the
Material Removal tab, click
and then on the
HSM Finish tab, click
OK to complete the sequence.