User Guide

5-axis MachiningSolidCAM2005 Milling Manual
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Lead in/Lead out– These checkboxes enable you to define the lead in/out. The approach/retreat
movements are performed by an arc with the following parameters:
Arc sweep – The sweep angle of the lead in/out arc from the entry point on the tool path.
Arc diameter / Tool diameter % - This parameter specifies the ratio of the lead in/out arc diameter to
the tool diameter.
Don’t plunge with tool
This option enables you to perform
the arc approach in the plane normal
to the tool vector in the entry point.
Tool path
Lead in arc
Arc sweep
Lead in point
Tool Path
Tool Path
Lead out
Lead in
Lead in
90°