SysMillContourResidual - Remove residual material with contour milling

This cycle is used to remove residual material during contour milling. The cycle can be used both in combination with the pocket milling cycle (reference cycle = SysMillContourPocket) and with the spigot milling cycle (reference cycle = SysMillContourSpigot).

When residual material is removed, it is assumed that the contour was already machined in a first step with the reference cycle. When residual material is removed, a smaller tool radius can now be used to remove the residual material that could not be removed in the first pass due to the size of the previous tool radius (@P36) without having to re-mill the entire contour. The finishing allowance is not considered as residual material.

For example, a typical process that results here when the contour pocket milling cycle is used can look as follows:

If several contour pockets are to be milled with the same tool radius, it may be practical to first mill the two pockets before removing the residual material. This avoids unnecessary tool changes.

SysMillContourResidual
SysMillContourResidual