mechjames
Mechanical
- Apr 7, 2011
- 124
Hi Guys,
can someone kindly explain the practical use of cutting parameters settings 'Intol' and 'Outtol'. I am making some small parts on the milling machine with reasonable tolerance requirements ideally trying to hold around plus/minus 20 microns. For example I am hole milling a 4.49mm diameter hole on a part with a width of 6mm. Nothing crazy but I would like understand the use of intol and outtol in a case like this. Am I correct in thinking intol represents how much the cutter can go into the material for example if I set this to zero it will not go into the material and outtol is the other side of the tolerance ie how much it can come out? Practically how should I be thinking of the numbers and what sort of values are sensible? Alternatively setting intol positive will set the cutter into the material and outtol zero puts it on the outside edge?
What exactly are these numbers?
What about the 'tolerance' setting inside the model application? Is this effecting the cam? how do I set this for accuracy that is practical?
many thanks,
James
can someone kindly explain the practical use of cutting parameters settings 'Intol' and 'Outtol'. I am making some small parts on the milling machine with reasonable tolerance requirements ideally trying to hold around plus/minus 20 microns. For example I am hole milling a 4.49mm diameter hole on a part with a width of 6mm. Nothing crazy but I would like understand the use of intol and outtol in a case like this. Am I correct in thinking intol represents how much the cutter can go into the material for example if I set this to zero it will not go into the material and outtol is the other side of the tolerance ie how much it can come out? Practically how should I be thinking of the numbers and what sort of values are sensible? Alternatively setting intol positive will set the cutter into the material and outtol zero puts it on the outside edge?
What exactly are these numbers?
What about the 'tolerance' setting inside the model application? Is this effecting the cam? how do I set this for accuracy that is practical?
many thanks,
James