When a CIRCLE MILL hole canned cycle is selected on the Cycles Data or Edit Cycle dialog, the following settings are available on the Edit Hole Operation dialog:
Hole Canned Cycle — This field displays the name of the hole canned cycle selected on the Cycles Data or Edit Cycle dialogs.
Hole Diameter (D) — This field displays the diameter of the hole. The value is taken from the Hole Diam field on the Cycles Data or Edit Cycle dialogs.
Tool Diameter (d) — This field displays the diameter of the tool. The value is taken from the Tool Data or Edit Tool dialogs.
Radial Step (p) — Enter the amount of material removed in each circular pass. If the Tool Parameter button is displayed, the value is taken from the Tool Data or Edit Tool dialogs. If the User Defined Parameter button is displayed, you can modify the value. Click
to change it to
.
Depth (H) — This field displays the depth of the hole. The value is taken from the Depth field on the Cycles Data or Edit Cycle dialogs.
Axial Step (Q) — Enter the depth of the steps used to drill the hole. If the Tool Parameter button is displayed, the value is taken from the Tool Data or Edit Tool dialogs. If the User Defined Parameter
button is displayed, you can modify the value. Click
to change it to
.
Retract Type — In a CIRCLE MILL hole canned cycle, the tool does not retract.
Retract Motion — In a CIRCLE MILL hole canned cycle, the tool does not retract.
Output Hole Canned Cycle — This option is selected by default so the machining operation for the hole is output as a canned cycle in the NC Program file. If your postprocessor does not support all of the parameters for this canned cycle, deselect this option.
Index Broach Options — This option does not apply to this cycle.