When an End Mill tool is selected on the Edit Tool or Tool Data dialogs, the following settings are available on the Cutting Data dialog:
Type of Cut — Select whether the tool is used for a roughing or finishing operation.
Feeds and Speeds Values — Select which values you want to use for the feeds and speeds.
- Calculated — When selected, PartMaker calculates values based on the Material file.
- User Defined — When selected, enter your own values into the available fields. It is your responsibility to enter valid feeds and speeds.
Feeds — Select the units and enter the cutting feed and plunge feed rates.
- Units — Select the units used to specify the cutting and plunge feed rates.
- upr — Select if you want to specify the value in units-per-revolution.
- upm — Select if you want to specify the value in units-per-minute.
- Cutting Feed — Enter the cutting feed rate.
- Plunge Feed — Enter a value for the plunge feed rate.
Speeds — Select the units and enter a spindle speed value.
- Units — Select the units to use to specify the spindle speed.
- fpm — Select if you want to specify the value in feet-per-minute. PartMaker uses mpm (meters per minute) when using metric measurements.
- rpm — Select if you want to specify the value in revolutions-per-minute.
- Spindle Speed — Enter the speed of the spindle.
Notes — Enter any additional information about the cutting data.
Apply — Click to recalculate the units.