Pencil Milling

The Pencil Milling is a 3D contouring which removes material along the bi-tangency areas, that is to say the areas with multiple contacts between the tool and the part.

• Allows material to be removed from the interior corners of a part before passing the finishing or rework tool.

• This cycle is used to machine the angles in 3D contouring.

• Possibility of machining going down or going up.

• Possibility of using a 2T, toroidal or hemispherical cutter.

• Does not manage the Down cut/Conventional cut machining mode.

• Does not manage pass depth.

Dialog Area

Parameters

Definition of Machining Area

Horizontal machining mode

Vertical machining mode

Mini vertical angle

Maxi vertical angle

Toolpath Strategy

Tolerance of angle

Mini length of the path

Allowances

XY Stock allowance

Z Stock allowance

Normal stock allowance

Dialog Area

Parameters

Safety (in Z)

Rapid plane alt.

Safety distance

Approach and return in Z

Retract altitude

Leadin and leadout in XY

Lead in length

Lead out length

Lead in arc radius

Lead out arc radius

Leadin radius angle

Leadout radius angle

Dialog Area

Parameters

Cutting Conditions

Quality

Cutting Speed

Feedrate/tooth

Spindle direction

Spindle speed

Feedrate

Sp. speed range

Plunge feed

Specific coolant

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

Curves Computing

Curve tolerance

Curve segmentation