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Write a sample program

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Write a sample program

- [Instructor] In this movie I want to go through and show you all the operations that went into building this part. Now over here on the left-hand side of the screen, you can see I've got Job right here. And right up here I've got a spot drilling operation we've already gone through and done. We've got a deep drilling operation we've already gone through and done as well, as well as the tapping operation. Now what I'd like to do is finish the outside of the part, and I'm going to do that using this 2D adaptive contouring routine, which is part of HSM Express. If you're using a different type of software, more than likely they also have some type of adaptive contouring routine or a high-speed machining operation, which will do something very similar. Then I'm going to come over here and just do a simple contour around the outside to finish that off, then jump in here and do an adaptive contouring routine on the inside pocket, and then come back with a pocket routine which will finish…

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