Broaching

Machining process that uses a toothed tool to remove material. This cycle is very specific since it is not a milling cycle (the tool does not rotate) nor a turning cycle (the part does not rotate). The tool is run linearly on Z axis against a surface to produce the cut.

• This cycle runs only on solid part, because it needs solid faces to be calculated.

• Retract Distance: Especially useful for interior toolpaths, to avoid touching the interior diameter

• Management of Grooves wider than Tool: program several lateral passes in Y

• Rapid Toolpath: Improvement of rapid toolpath while indexing with a new motion of positioning to enable to turn round as on the machine.

Broaching Tool

New process for the creation of a broaching tool: creation of 2 elements (insert and body) in the Clamping/Toolholders environment.

The tool file is now created directly in the tools' library of the menu Broaching and disappeared from the environment ‘Tools Libraries/Forming Tools’

Broaching

New ability to program broaching operation offcenter.

Previously, the tool had to be aligned with Z axis. Now, with the new computing method, you can program broaching offcenter.

Dialog Area

Parameters

Altitudes and Depths

Altitude/Reference

Reading on solid

Slot width

Mini Overlap

Tool

Pilot point

Strategy

Retract point

Final overlength

Retract Distance(Peck)

Start overlength

Cone Angle

Pass depth

Number of extra passes

Thickness

Total number of repeat

Dialog Area

Parameters

Safety

Rapid plane alt.

Safety distance

Dialog Area

Parameters

Cutting Conditions

Feedrate

Coolant number

Tool Numbering

Tool number

Specific Number

Length compensation number

Diameter compens. Nb

Users Fields

Comment

Control Device

Milling Set

Dialog Area

Parameters

Behaviour on the clamps and components

Gouge check

Offset XY

Safety Area

Offset Z