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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Plunge Milling Parameters</div>
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               <p class="para_th">Parameter</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#F7F7F7" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><a name="plunge_max_cut_width"></a><p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cut Method</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Zig-Zag</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Zig</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Zig with Contour</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Follow Periphery</b>, and <b class="uiTerm">Follow Part</b> are for roughing, <b class="uiTerm">Profile</b> is for finishing. <b class="uiTerm">Follow Part</b> has specific enhancements for <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/plunge_roughing.html');return(false);">roughing</a>. <b class="uiTerm">Profile</b> has specific enhancements for finishing.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> is the maximum width, looking down the tool axis, that the tool can cut. This is usually supplied by the tool manufacturer, based on the size of the inserts. If this is smaller than the tool radius, then the bottom of the tool has a non-cutting portion in the center. This parameter determines the tool type for Plunge Milling operations. <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> may limit the step over and step ahead to prevent to prevent the non-cutting portion of the tool from plunging into solid material.
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               <p class="para_td">Set <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> to 50% or more for center cutting tools to maximize the amount of cutting.
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                           <p class="para_note_body">NX now assumes that this is a center cutting tool and doesn&rsquo;t check to see if there is a non-cutting portion of the tool that violates the in-process workpiece.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Set <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> to less than 50% for non-center cutting tools.
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                           <p class="para_note_body">NX now assumes this is a non-center cutting tool, and uses <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> to determine if a non-cutting portion of the tool violates the in-process workpiece.
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                           <p class="para_note_body">If it isn't possible to cut a closed cavity without violating the <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b>, the operation will output pre-drill points and a warning for you to add the required drilling operation
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               <p class="para_td">In the figure below, A = tool insert, B= workpiece, C = <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b>.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Stepover</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Stepover </b> specifies the distance between adjacent cut passes.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Step Ahead </b></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Step ahead</b> specifies the forward step from one plunge to the next. When necessary, the system reduces the applied <b class="uiTerm">Step ahead</b> to stay within the <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> value.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Step Ahead </b> and <b class="uiTerm">Stepover</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">For non-center cutting cases, either the step-over distance or the step-ahead distance must be less than the specified <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> value. The software reduces the applied <b class="uiTerm">Step ahead</b> to stay within the <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> value.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Plunge Levels</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use <b class="uiTerm">Plunge Levels</b> to define the plunge depth.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">If the <b class="uiTerm">Stepover</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Step Ahead</b>, or <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> are set to very small values, generating the path may take longer than expected.
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      <p class="para_topic">See also:</p><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="plunge_level_dialog.html">Plunge Levels Dialog</a><br></body>
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