User Guide

5-axis MachiningSolidCAM2005 Milling Manual
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Tool Axis direction
Tilt curve
Curve points
From Start to end
This tilt type is used for generating tool paths for tube milling. The tube milling is usually machined
in z-constant cuts and the result is cut slices. The amount of the z constant cuts depends on the
maximum stepover. Now the tilt curve will be divided by the number of slices of the tool path. Every
slice is now aligned to its point on the curve. Make sure that the beginning of the curve is on the right
side. Click the tilt curve and select the curve from your geometry. The curve tilt type is from the start
to the end .
In this example the maximum step over is 10 mm. The tool path for the tube has 10 slices. So the
curve has 10 points. Now every cut is aligned to its point on the curve..