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Tutorial Lathe 2 - Machining the Part
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14.7. Drilling the Part
In the following section of the tutorial we will generate a Drilling NC program. In order
to select the Drilling operation the below described steps must be performed.
14.7.1.
Generate a Drill Cycle
Ensure the file type (NC Format) for our drilling example program is ISO Turning.
Then select the feature Drilling by clicking on the End Drilling
Operations toolbar.
icon in the Turning
This will open the End Drilling pane to the left of the drawing area. Now insert the values
shown in the dialog below.
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Comment: This comment will be shown in the final
NC Program. It is always good to include a comment
in order to distinguish the various operations in the
final program.
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Retract Distance (Abs.): The distance to which the
tool is retracted after the operation has been
completed.
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Safe Distance (Abs.): The distance from the start of
the operation where the feedrate will switch from
rapid to feed.
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Start Depth: The depth at which the actual operation
is started.
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End Depth: The final depth of the operation.
The Drilling operation is defined by the above parameters, after the entry of which the
screen will look something like the one shown below.