Pocket - Shape

Apply automatically a pocket cycle. This cycle does not manage remaining material.

Key Points

This cycle is very similar to the cycle Roughing/Reworking.
We will use it in the following cases :
- We don’t need to consider the remaining material
- There are important constraints on the machining areas.
In the case shown on the right, we use a limitation profile to constraint the toolpath calculation to the pocket only.

Strategy Parameters

Dialog Area	Parameters
Toolpath Strategy	Machining Direction	Machining Method
Toolpath Strategy	Optimization
Limitation of Machining	Limitation Area
Stepover Calculation	Stepover (Tool ratio)	Stepover value (Ae)
Stepover Calculation	XY Scallop	Respect of scallop
Z Step	Z Step (Ap)
Allowances	XY Stock allowance	Z Stock allowance
List of altitudes	List of altitudes

Movement Parameters

Dialog Area	Parameters
Safety (in Z)	Rapid plane altitude	Safety distance
Approach and return in Z	Approach altitude	Retract altitude
Approach and return in Z	Return altitude
Z Plunge	Plunge	Mini helix rad.
	Mini ramping rad.	Mini rad mach area
	Plunge angle
Management of rapids	Motions: Rapid, G1 Fmax, G0/G1 Fmax	Fmax safety distance
Management of rapids	Rapid/Fmax %
Safety (in XY)	XY safety distance	SD/ Tool shank
Safety (in XY)	Management of toolholder

Technology Parameters

Dialog Area	Parameters
Cutting Conditions	Quality	Cutting Speed
	Feedrate/tooth	Spindle direction
	Level	Spindle speed
	Feedrate	Plunge feed
	Sp. speed range	Coolant number
	Specific coolant
Tool Numbering	Tool number	Specific Number
Tool Numbering	Length compensation number	Diameter compens. Nb
Users Fields	Comment	Control Device
Users Fields	Milling Set

Options Parameters

Dialog Area	Parameters
Behaviour on the clamps and components	Gouge Check	Offset XY
Behaviour on the clamps and components	Safety area	Offset Z
Toolpath Optimization	Rework Area Tolerance	Treat maxi stepover
	Feedrate reduction coef	Maxi stepover coef
	Type of HSM radius	Radius of HSM loop
Curves Computing	Curve tolerance	Curve segmentation
Toolpath Computing	Decomposition of arcs of toolpath	Arcs decomposition tolerance