5-Axis Flank Milling of Sculptured Surfaces

摘要: This chapter covers the various free-form surface flank milling strategies available, focusing in particular on those for ruled surfaces as widely used defining turbomachine parts. All these positionings seek to reduce interference between cutting tool and be milled so respect tolerances dictated by Design Office. The range of presented goes from simplest, using analytical positioning a rule, through complex procedures defined global numerical methods that calculate toolpath its entirety. Approaches adapted conical half-barrel cutter geometries are also addressed. Machining is considered two differing perspectives: either considering set onto which previously mentioned applied, or studying differential geometry cutters surfaces.