Cast

The Cast cycle is used to create a roughing operation on a casting stock, which means shaping it parallel to the machined part with an additional thickness. The thickness of the stock relative to the part needs to be specified in the strategy, and the toolpaths will be generated based on this thickness.

Part in Blue; Thickness in Grey

Key Points

The important parameter of this cycle is the thickness, which corresponds to the difference between the part and the raw casting. This therefore defines the number of XY passes.

Note:

There is no stock to define and therefore there will be no stock management.
Do not forget to enter the incremental pass value in Z.

Strategy Parameters

Dialog Area	Parameters
Toolpath Strategy	Machining Direction	Machining Method
Toolpath Strategy	Optimization
Limitation of Machining	Limitation Area	Mini machining area
Limitation of Machining	Total offset for tool clearance
Cast Stock	Thickness
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
Allowances	Normal 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
	Spindle speed	Plunge feed
	Feedrate	Sp. speed range
	Specific coolant	Coolant number
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
Cooling	Loop radius	Distance between loops