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Why are there two sets of feed rate limits in the General Machining Parameters dialog—one for Axis Limits and one for Operation Limits?

April 26, 2017axis feed limits machining operation parameters rate

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Why are there two sets of feed rate limits in the General Machining Parameters dialog—one for Axis Limits and one for Operation Limits?

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A. Axis Feed Rate limits are totally independent from the feed rate that you enter in the toolpath parameters. Typically, feed moves in your toolpath are interpolated in more than one axis. For example, if the tool is at 0,0 and you program a move to 1,1 at 1 in/min, the X and Y axes are each only moving at .707 in/min. The Axis Feed Rate limits refer to only the component of the motion that occurs in the selected axis. The Operation Feed Rate Limits, however, do refer to the feed rate that is entered in the Feed rate field when you create a toolpath.