[Martin89Nano]

Hi, I'm working on a mold, and I'm having troubles getting SolidCAM to mill the sloping parts of my mold (Goes from 150um, down to 500um). I've managed to get the iMachining 3D operation to mill a abit of the slope, but it seems the program ignores the narrow bits of the slope, even though it has a width which matches the diameter of the tool (Ø=1mm). I've attached a rar containing the SLDPRT-file. Hope you can guide me to picking the right operation to produce the mold.

The CNC-machine I'm using is a Datron M7, so it does not have multiaxis machining, so the slope has to be done steps.


Best Regards
Heinz

[arikaa]

Hsm and hss. Do you know how to use them?

[Martin89Nano]

Thank you very much for your reply Arikaa! I'm fairly new to SolidCAM, and I haven't really been using any other operations that Profile and pocket . What do I need to pay attention to when setting up HSM and HSS operations for the slopes?

Best Regards
Heinz

[arikaa]

Hsm is for roughing. You can go very fast feed rate but keep step over small.

[arikaa]

In jeneral. I use big bull mill for hsm. And small ball mill for hss.

[imachining-6061]

Hsm is for roughing. You can go very fast feed rate but keep step over small.

Arikaa just a correction ! Both HSM and HSS are finishing 3d tool paths . It's the HSR is the roughing version of HSM. HSM has a lot of finishing strategies inside it

[arikaa]

You are right but most times hss finish turns out to finish much smoothly then hsm.