Aggression Control Sliders

There are two Aggression Control sliders:

Tool Life ↔︎ Productivity

Constantly displayed while the Cutting Parameters Explorer is open.

Open

Rubbing ↔︎ Chipping

Displayed only when activated by the Aggression Control switch (see below).

Open

Aggression Control switch

The switch has two levels of control:

	Displays just the Tool Life ↔︎ Productivity slider.
	Displays both sliders (the screenshot to the right shows both sliders).

Click the Aggression Control switch to switch the displays.

Using the Sliders

Aggression Control sliders are so named because they indicate the level of ‘aggressive control’ you assign over a tool in the machining operation:

The blue circle can be moved to any position along the slider:

• More aggressive - the more the selected position is to the right, the more aggressive the approach.

  • Increased productivity tends to a decreased tool life.

  • Increased risk of chipping tends to a decreased risk of rubbing.

• Less aggressive - the more the selected position is to the left, the less aggressive the approach.

  • Increased tool life tends to decreased productivity.

  • Increased risk of rubbing tens to a decreased risk of chipping.