2.5D Milling example part 3: Creating the features

This step shows how to create Hole and Rectangular Pocket features.

Inches:

Millimeters:

1. Create a Hole feature.
   1. Select Home tab > Part Program panel > Features.
   2. In the New Feature wizard, select Hole in the From Dimensions section, and click Next.
   3. Enter a Diameter of 0.5 (12 mm), and click Next.
   4. Enter a hole center location of X 1.0 (25 mm) and Y 1.0 (25 mm), and click Next.

      This displays the Strategies page. This page controls the types of operations used to cut the feature. The default operations for a Hole feature are to spot drill and then drill the hole. If the Hole has a chamfer, the default is to cut the chamfer with the spot drill operation.

   5. Accept the default strategy settings by clicking Next.

      The Operations page shows a summary of the operations to cut the feature, the automatically selected tools, and the feeds and speeds.

   6. From the Finish menu button select the Finish option.
2. Create a Rectangular Pocket feature.
   1. Select Home tab > Part Program panel > Features.
   2. In the New Feature wizard, in the From Dimensions section, select Rectangular Pocket, and click Next.
   3. Accept the default dimensions by clicking Next.
   4. Enter a pocket location of X 0.75 (15 mm), and Y 2.5 (60 mm), and Z 0 (0 mm), and click Next.

      The Strategies page shows that roughing and finishing operations are created.

   5. Click the Finish button.
3. Select Home tab > Part Program panel > Features and create a second Hole with a diameter of 0.5 (12 mm), located at X=4 (95 mm) and Y=3 (75 mm).
4. Select Home tab > Part Program panel > Features and create another Rectangular Pocket the same dimensions as the first, but positioned at X=2.5 (55 mm), Y=0.5 (15 mm).

   

5. Select File > Save, and save the part as milling.fm.