User Guide

SolidCAM2005 Milling Manual
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5-axis Machining
Feed Finish
This field gets the default from the Feed Finish parameter in the Tool Data dialog. If the
user changes this value it will not change the related field in the Tool Data dialog.
Feed Z
The feed that SolidCAM will use to move from the safety position to the depth point.
Retract Rate
The feed that SolidCAM will use to move the tool from the material to the retract level.
Spin Finish
The spindle speed for the cutting operation.
Feed Rates
If this switch is set, then the feed rate optimizer is utilized. The feed rate optimizer uses
the machining feed rate supplied by the user and modifies this feed rate based on the
surface curvature. The surface curvature is calculated at each tool path position where the
surface contact point of the tool is known.
This function works only on single surfaces and can’t be used to connect 2
surfaces