To Machine Fillets Using Pencil - Part 3

Finally, since the 2 mm tool does not remove all the material in the R0.5 mm fillets, create a third Pencil operation with a 1 mm ball mill to handle those fillets.

1. On the ribbon, click CAM tab 3D Milling panel Pencil .

Tool tab

1. On the Tool tab, click the button.
2. From the Sample Libraries > Tutorial tool library, select tool #24 - Ø1 mm ball.
3. Click to close the Tool Library dialog.

Passes tab

1. Click the Passes tab.
2. Set Stepover: to: 0.05 mm
3. Set Number of stepovers: to: 15

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 is now calculated and a preview appears in the graphics window.

The part is now finished within the tolerances specified in the various operations, and the only stock that is remaining is that between the stepovers of the various toolpaths. To obtain an even better finish, edit the operations and use a higher tolerance and smaller steps in the toolpath.

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