Drilling

We fully covered the drilling operation in Chapter 5, for our turning example. The command is the same for milling as well; therefore, we will skip a long introduction regarding the panels and just cover the required settings for the example.

So, as before, let’s look at the Tool tab first.

The Tool tab

Inside this panel, we can specify the tool to use and the main cutting parameters:

Figure 9.23: Drilling’s Tool tab

The first thing we have to set is the cutting tool, which for a drilling operation is a drill bit. Since the holes will need to be threaded, we have to create a pilot with a certain diameter. The thread we will have to tap is an M8; therefore, the pilot hole shall have a diameter of 6.8 mm.

So, as you can see from the preceding screenshot, we have to pick a drill bit with a diameter of 6.8 mm.

Now that we have chosen the right tool, we can focus on the cutting parameters. Clicking on the drop-down menu...