Data To Steel

Parameter Exercises

Z-Bottom

  1. Rerun the stock and change it back to Bounding Box type.

  2. Check the Z Limits parameter and select Bottom Only.
    Enter Z-Bottom value = 0.

    The lowest Z level for milling remaining stock has been set.

  3. Save and calculate the procedure.

  4. Rerun the procedure. Set the Z Bottom to 10 and the Fixed Vertical Step (down step) to 15.

  5. Save and calculate the procedure.
    The machining should reach the Z = 10 (the remaining stock of the part).

    However, due to a Part Surfaces Offset of 0.5, machining does not start here due to a gouge detection and hence starts 15 mm higher (the Fixed Vertical Step).

  6. Edit the procedure and change the Z-Bottom value to 12.

  7. Save and calculate the procedure.

    The surface is now machined as the Z-Bottom value is above the remaining stock and offset value set.

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