Circle Mill - NOT keep tool down?

[ThickChips]

Hello,

 

For the life of me I can't get figure out how to NOT keep tool down on multiple passes in circle mill? I assumed un-doing the checkbox "keep tool down" did this.

Simple 2D circle as the chain. Using Finishing with multiple passes. No roughing or depth cuts. Keep tool down is unchecked. The output nor backplot reflects the tool going to the feed/R plane.

Any ideas?

Thanks a lot!

[Steelab]

Given your description I think a simple Contour toolpath can accomplish the single depth, multiple pass, with a retract between passes. Circle mill without roughing is basically just a contour anyway...

 

I think you need to turn on roughing, helical entry, and depth cuts to get circle mill to retract between depths.

[Aaron Eberhard]

Huh, good question. 

 

I don't believe it's possible to retract between passes in Circle Mill.  Send it into QC and see if Jamie knows of a way?