Creating High Speed Finish Sequence
1. Click Mill > HSM Finish. 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 Stock Model > Open In-Process Stock . 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 Stock Model > Save In-Process Stock 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.