Drilling during reaming

Cycle: Roughing

Definition

You can program a drilling toolpath before each pass of inside roughing. This option enables to avoid the operation of drilling and the change of tool.

Of course, you must use a special tool which enables to make both drilling and reaming operations (example: EcoCut tools from manufacturer Ceratizit).

To apply this new strategy, there is a combination of rules to respect in the tool page and cycle page, if you do not, the parameter remains unavailable:

the parameter Drilling Diameter must be filled in the boring cutter page,
the angle KAPR of the cutting edge must be set to 90°,
the cycle type in the toolpath must be defined in the mode 'Face',
Set the option ‘Drilling during reaming’ as 'Yes'.
the start vector should be set vertically (as shown)

The geometry has to be selected upwarding, unless the drilling cannot be done.

The generated toolpath is the following:

1: drilling 1st pass,

2 and 3: 1st roughing pass,

Retract,

4: drilling 2^nd pass

5 and 6: 2^nd roughing pass, etc.

▶️ You can watch a video on drilling during reaming in roughing cycle:

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