Mill Hole Wizard

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Introduction

The Mill Hole Wizard for BobCAD-CAM gives you the tools needed to define a feature of the intended final product and select the operations needed to complete that feature. Geometry Selection, Feature Parameters, Machining Strategy and Sequence, Posting and Operational variables are all handled in the Mill Hole Wizard.

Mill Hole Wizard Steps:

1      In the CAM Tree, right-click Machine Setup, and select a hole feature:

A     Mill Drill Hole

B      Mill Tap Hole

C      Mill Counterbore Hole

D     Mill Counterbore Tap Hole

2      Select Geometry in the Geometry Selection Page.

A     Mill Drill Hole - The Mill Hole Wizard Drill Geometry Selection

B      Mill Tap Hole - The Mill Hole Wizard Tap Geometry Selection

C      Mill Counterbore Hole - The Mill Hole Wizard Counterbore Geometry Selection

D     Mill Counterbore Tap Hole - The Mill Hole Wizard Counterbore Tap Geometry Selection

3      Set Feature Parameters in the Feature Page for every hole feature being created.

A     Mill Drill Hole

B      Mill Tap Hole

C      Mill Counterbore Hole

D     Mill Counterbore Tap Hole

4      Set the Machining Strategy in the Machining Strategy Page.

A     Mill Drill Hole

B      Mill Tap Hole

C      Mill Counterbore Hole

D     Mill Counterbore Tap Hole

5      Set the Machine Sequence in the Machine Sequence Page.

A     Mill Drill Hole

B      Mill Tap Hole

C      Mill Counterbore Hole

D     Mill Counterbore Tap Hole

6      Set Posting options in the Posting Page.

7      For Multiaxis Jobs, set the additional Posting options in the Multiaxis Posting Settings.

8      Walk through the various operations that were chosen in the Machining Strategy Page.

9      Compute the Features.

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