Volume Milling > VoluMill Rough

Remove volume material using High Speed Machining technology, while maintaining a constant chip width for all motions.

VoluMill™ is a leading-edge technology that maximizes material removal rates by building toolpaths that optimally control tool cutting factors. VoluMill is a licensed product from Celeritive Technologies. The Celeritive Technologies website is located at www.celeritive.com or www.volumill.com.

The VoluMill Rough procedure incorporates existing Cimatron features, holder collision prevention, 3D stock update, and advanced between layers capability. Volumill Rough maintains a constant width of cut with smooth, stress free motions, regardless of part and stock shape. Variation in tool load is smoothed, allowing the machine to use much higher speeds and feeds. This results in a shorter machining time and longer tool life.

The example image below shows a mold insert with the VoluMill Rough toolpath and the resulting stock (shown in transparency).

Note: VoluMill Rough is a roughing technology procedure, and it is assumed that a finish pass will follow.

Hints and tips for rough pocketing procedures

See Creating a Procedure for a general explanation.

1. For Technology, choose Volume Milling as the main selection, and VoluMill Rough as the subselection.

2. Choose the appropriate cutter.

3. Define the part and stock contours.

4. Define the following Motion Parameters:

   • Clearance & UCS

   • Entry & End Points

   • Boundary Settings

   • Tolerance & Surf. Offset

   • Electrode Machining

   • Tool Trajectory

   • Z Limits

   • Slotting

   • Machine Between Layers

   • High Speed Machining

   • Holder

   • Stock

   • User Parameters

5. Define the Machine Parameters.

6. When finished, you can choose from the following Work Mode Dialog buttons:

   • Save & Close to suspend

   • Save & Calculate to execute

   • Save Original

   • Cancel

(These options are also available on the Procedure popup submenu.)

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.