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CNC Machining Design Guide

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CNC Machining Design Guide

CNC machining design guidelines to save time and cost on parts machining. view more at: https://www.sogaworks.com/blogs/design-guide-for-cnc-machining/

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CNC Machining

Design Guidelines
Tolerance
At SogaWorks, We machine your custom parts
according to ISO2768 medium unless otherwise
specified. Tighter tolerances can be achievable, we
can manufacture parts with a tolerance tighter than
±0.0254mm(±0.001 inches) according to your 2D
drawing specifications.

Recommendation

Use tighter tolerances when it is necessary.


Standard Tolerance: ISO2768-m

CNC Machining Design Guidelines


Wall thickness
The choice of wall thickness can be tricky, as
decreasing wall thickness may lead to the reduction
of stiffness of materials, increasing vibration during
machining and then decreasing the achievable
dimensions.

Recommendation

Design walls with a thickness of 0.8mm for metals


as well as 1.5mm for plastics. 0.8mm for metals, 1.5mm for plastics

CNC Machining Design Guidelines


Internal Edges
End mills and other cutting tools utilized in CNC
machine machining are usually cylindrical, which
leads to a radius within corners that have been
machined. Cutting tools with smaller diameters will
often reduce the radius, however, it isn’t always
possible to create internal vertical corners because
of the limitation of tool’s diameter. Additionally, it
can lead to more issues, including delays in lead
times and increases in costs.

Recommendation

The vertical radius is one-third the size of the cavity


or greater. ⅓ times cavity depth or larger

CNC Machining Design Guidelines


Thread Length
SogaWorks can accommodate and cut metric
threads, imperial UNC, and UNF among others. All
threads should be marked on your 2D drawings. It
is believed in the minds that the longer the thread is,
the stronger the connection. However, increasing
the length of the thread to 1.5 times the diameter
will make a difference to the connection.

Recommendation

Design thread by using a length of 1.5 times to 3


times larger than the diameter. 1.5x to 3x hole diameter
For threads that are in blind holes, add an
unthreaded length that is equal to 1.5 times the
diameter.
CNC Machining Design Guidelines
Cavities
End mill tools are equipped with a limited cutting
length, which is typically 3-4 times the diameter.
Deflection of the tool and vibrations increase when
the cavities have a higher depth-to-width ratio.

Recommendation

Restrict the depth to 4 times the length to


guarantee good results. Deeper holes(up to 10 Limit depth to 4x its length
times the diameter) are available but will cost more.

CNC Machining Design Guidelines


Hole
Holes are machined using either a drill bit or an end
mill tool. For high-accuracy holes with a diameter
smaller than 20mm, use a standard diameter.

Recommendation

Limit hole depth up to 4 times the diameter, deeper


holes(up to 10 times the diameter) are available but Limit depth to 4x its length
will cost more.

CNC Machining Design Guidelines


Text
When you consider adding text to machined parts,
there may be many reasons, such as assembly
instructions, part numbers, legal advice or warnings,
or just a logo.

Recommendation

Choose the engraving instead of embossing.


Because engraving takes less material. Engraved preferred, font size 20
points or larger
Use Sans Serif fonts of at minimum 20 points to
avoid small, undesirable characteristics.
CNC Machining Design Guidelines
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