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3D MILLING

KeyMachinist 3D milling includes all major machining strategies and calculates toolpaths exceptionally fast.

Machining Strategies

Roughing Strategies

  • Contour
  • Zig-zag
  • Uni-directional
  • Follow surface
  • Round

 

Finishing Strategies

  • Planar
  • Radial
  • Plateau
  • UV-flow
  • Circular (round)
  • Point milling (plunge)
  • Pencil tracing

Professional Options
KeyMachinist 3D milling provides powerful options for optimal machining times, setups, and results.

  • Tool containment using 2D and 3D curves
  • Helix, ramping, and plunge entry styles
  • Check surface control
  • Plane view machining (4-axis indexing)
  • Re-machining steep and shallow walls
  • Re-generation of toolpaths

Efficient Z-level contour roughing utility employing XY offset up to 90% of tool diameter, ensuring complete material removal and smooth motions at sharp corners via loops. Image courtesy of TriAxis Machine & Tool, North Royalton, OH

Advanced lace cutting with Z clipping planes and re-machining capabilities. The output stream is filtered and optimized with look-ahead for high speed milling, data smoothing and reduction with excellent proven results in machining time. Image courtesy of TriAxis Machine & Tool, North Royalton, OH

Plateau Finishing features constant Z with variable step-down based on wall steepness and continuous ramping / tool engagement

Round Finishing generates contours at a constant step along the surfaces, creating a very smooth finish regardless of the steepness or shape.

Wedging allows a precise Pencil Cut along the joint (intersection) of selectable two sets of drive/check faces.
Image courtesy of Dave Miller, Miller Mfg Co., New Holstein, WI.