Swarf Machining Overview
Introduction
This topic is designed to give you an overview of SWARF machining and provide links to the topics covering this operation.
Swarf Machining
The Swarf feature, also called flank milling, is helpful for machining fluid parts such as impellers or bladed disks (blisks). This toolpath can be used for any type of operation in which you want to cut using the entire length of the tool flute. The goal of swarf milling is to produce the target surface with one cut. The feature geometry requires either a Swarf Surface and/or an Upper Curve and Lower Curve, based on the strategy used. When selecting Swarf Surfaces, you can omit the Upper and Lower Curve. When not selecting the Swarf Surfaces, you must select the Upper and Lower Curves. You can also select all three.
