Rough pocketing of multi-sculptured surface cavities

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 215, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 745-753

  Vafaeesefat, A ^a   ElMaraghy, H A ^b  

^a Emam Hossain University   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAD CAM; Pocket milling; Rough cutting; Sculptured surface machining; Tool path planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344390439     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405011518638     Document Type: Article

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