User Guide

5-axis MachiningSolidCAM2005 Milling Manual
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6.2 Cut Controls:
The Exercises of the
Cut control option are located in the Exercises\Cut_Control folder.
6.2.1 Parallel cuts
The
Parallel cuts option will create tool paths that are parallel to each other. The direction of the cuts
is defined by two angles. The angles in X, Y and Z determine the direction of the parallel cuts of the
tool path. Imagine slicing an apple: You can slice it with a knife parallel from top to bottom or from
the left side to the right side. The pictures in the dialog show how the desired cutting direction is set
using the angles.
With constant X
Y
X
Changing the Machining angle in the Z parameter to 90 degrees creates tool
paths parallel to the Y axis. The X-distance is constant.