To Machine the Countersinks

Three of the drill holes have small countersinks that can be machined in a single Drill operation using a countersink tool.

  1. On the ribbon, click CAM tab Drilling panel Drill .

Tool tab

  1. On the Tool tab, click the button.
  2. From the Sample Libraries > Tutorial library, select tool #60 - Ø10 mm 90° countersink
  3. Click to close the Tool Library dialog.

Geometry tab

  1. Enable the Select same diameter check box.
  2. Select the countersunk face of one of the holes.


The countersunk faces of the other two holes are automatically selected since they are identical to the first

Start the Calculation

  1. Click at the bottom of the Operation dialog box, or right-click in the graphics window and select OK from the marking menu, to automatically start calculating the toolpath.

The toolpath should appear as shown in the following image:



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