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Cutter Technology 
: Circle Segment Cutters
The following Circle Segment cutter types are supported by Cimatron:
3 Radii
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Ball Shank |
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Barrel
Barrel cutters is a general name for a family of cutters that have variable radii along their profile.
For Circle Segment - Barrel cutters, the best slope angle range for milling is displayed for a specific cutter below the cutter image in the Cutters and Holders dialog. This angle range specifies the angle between the cutter axis and the normal of the face it mills and indicates the minimum and maximum slope angles of faces that can best be milled by a specific cutter.
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The best slope angle range for milling is displayed for a specific cutter. |
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These minimum and maximum slope angles may be used in relations using their respective short names: minslope and maxslope.
These slope angle ranges are currently only displayed for Barrel cutters. For all other cutter types, minslope = 0°, maxslope = 90°.
Note: A UCS can be created such that the tool axis is tangent, at the appropriate angle, to the face it mills.
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Barrel Ball |
Barrel Ball Shank |
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For Barrel Bull Nose cutters, at least one of the following parameters needs to be defined in order to create the cutter: Flat Bottom Diameter or Profile Arc Y. If these parameters are not available in the manufacturer's catalog, contact the manufacturer's support for these parameters and request the DXF files or drawings.
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Barrel Bull Nose |
Barrel Bull Nose Shank |
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Barrel Flat |
Barrel Flat Shank |
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Lens
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Lens Ball |
Lens Ball Shank |
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Lens Bull Nose |
Lens Bull Nose Shank |
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Oval
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Ball |
Ball Shank |
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