Step Milling

Finishing operations apply directly to the finished surface of the part. Although, you may wish to use a finish milling strategy in combination with a roughing cycle using Z steps.

Milling can be split along the Z axis based on a depth defined by the operator.

Definition of Steps:

You must define the "Max Z", "Min Z" and "Z Pitch". This somewhat corresponds to the allowable pass depth for the tool. The number of steps is automatically induced from these three values.

Z Step Over

This field allows you to define the maximum pass depth between two Z axes.

Z Level Min

This field allows you to define the minimum Z level of the steps.  

Z Level Max

This field allows you to define the maximum Z level of the steps.