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The 2D Milling diagram shows the recommended cutting parameters that are affected by the following:

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On clicking the ‘2D Milling diagram’ option, it is displayed, as shown in the following screenshot.

Layout and features

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The As annotated in the screenshot above, the 2D Milling diagram features the following parameters:

  1. Depth of cut (Ap)

  2. Spindle speed

  3. Width of cut (Ae)

  4. Chip load

  5. Feed per tooth

  6. Width of cut

  7. ?????Feed rate

Any of these parameters can be changed in the

Dynamic adjustments

The 2D Milling diagram is dynamically updated by changes to any of the following:

Tooltips

Hovering over any measurement displays a tooltip that contains the alternative unit system (to change unit system, see Cutting Parameters Layout [#10]).

The screenshot to the right shows the measurement in Imperial with the tooltip in Metric.

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The following table details all of the annotated features of the 2D Milling diagram.

#

Parameter

Description

How to change the value

1

Depth of cut (Ap)

2

Spindle Speed

3

Width of cut (Ae)

4

Chip load

5

Feed per tooth

6

Width of cut

The milling diagram contains the recommended values for cutting parameters, as shown in the following diagram.

Quality Control sliders

Provides the following choices for tool control:

  • Coarse (1 slider) - enables you to specify a value in a range that tends to an ‘Increased tool life’ or an ‘Increased productivity’.

  • Fine (2 sliders) - enables you to specify an additional value in a range that tends to an ‘Increased risk of rubbing’ or an ‘Increased risk of chipping the tool’.

For details, see Quality Control Sliders