Facing Roughing

Apply automatically on a solid a facing cycle with Z successive increments and remaining material management.

Key Points

The contouring of the shape can be done before or after the pocket.
It is advisable to perform contouring before pocketing when working with soft materials, and after contouring when working with hard materials. The distinction between “soft” and “hard” depends on the user’s knowledge and experience, as well as the specific characteristics of user’s equipment (tools, machines, lubrication, etc.).

Strategy Parameters

Dialog Area	Parameters
Toolpath Strategy	Machining Direction	Optimization
Limitation of Machining	Limitation Area	Mini machining area
Facing Strategy	Automatical angle	Angle
Facing Strategy	Overlength	Contouring
Reworking	Island reworking	Scallop reworking
Reworking	Scallop value
Stock Computing	Stock
Stepover Computing	Stepover (Tool ratio)	Stepover value (Ae)
Stepover Computing	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
Toolpath Optimization	Feedrate reduction coef	Maxi stepover coef
Curves Computing	Curve tolerance	Curve segmentation
Toolpath Computing	Decomposition of arcs of toolpath	Arcs decomposition tolerance