Process

The SysMillFace cycle can be used to face mill a surface.

The face milling cycle permits a number of different machining directions (@P30). In this cycle, the entire tool diameter traverses the edge of the workpiece in the machining direction.

The cycle also provides a central milling mode (@P86). Face milling is then always executed centrally along the workpiece centre. This mode is particularly suitable if the tool diameter exceeds the workpiece width. An oscillating infeed in Z can be activated for central milling (@P32).

To avoid jerky movements in the milling path and thus relieve the load on the machine tool, it can be useful to activate polynomial contouring. This also leads to an accelerated execution of the milling cycle.

The milling cycle with polynomial smoothing can be called as follows:

#CONTOUR MODE [DEV, PATH_DEV = V.G.WZ_AKT.R / 10 ]  ( Parameterisation )

G261                             ( Activation of polynomial contouring )

L CYCLE [NAME = SysMill... ]                                 ( Milling )

G260                           ( Deactivation of polynomial contouring )

M30