On clicking the ‘2D Milling diagram’ option, it is displayed, as shown in the following screenshot.
Layout and features
The 2D Milling diagram features the following The 2D Milling diagram provides a dynamic illustration of Cutting Parameter recommendations. Any changes to relevant ‘inputs’ are immediately shown in the 2D Milling diagram.
To display the 2D Milling diagram, click the left icon on the display switch (shown to the right).
Layout
The 2D Milling diagram has the layout shown in the screenshot to the right.
Notice that the diagram has two components:
Left image - represents the cutting engagement.
Right image - represents the z-plane view of the machining process.
Parameters
As annotated in the screenshot, the 2D Milling diagram contains the following recommended parameters:
Depth of cut (Ap)
Spindle speed
Width of cut (Ae)
Chip load
Feed per tooth
Width of cut
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Tooltips
Feed rate
Each of these parameters, and more, can be amended in the Fine Tune section.
Dynamic adjustments
The 2D Milling diagram is dynamically updated by changes to any of the following inputs:
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Tooltips
Hovering over any measurement displays a tooltip that contains the alternative unit system (to change the unit system, see
Features and Functionality [#10]).
The screenshot
below shows the measurement, in Imperial
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’.
, next to its tooltip, in Metric.
