FreeCAD Feeds and Speeds Calculator

A FreeCAD Path Addon to help generate basic feeds and speeds for machining.

Description

This addon when installed will appear in the Path Workbench toolbar menu, the purpose of the addon is to define initial machining parameters for the spindle speed and feedrate. This can be done by Spindle RPM or chipload (Feed Per Tooth).

Features

• Select path tool controller
• Select workpiece material
• Select Tool Material
• Set machining parameters
• write calculated feedrate and spindle speed to the selected tool controller

Requirements

• FreeCAD v0.20 or later
• Path Toolbit (Legacy tools not supported)
• Python3
• Qt5

Installation

1. Use git clone or download the .zip file of this repo directly in to your FreeCAD Mod/ directory.
2. Restart FreeCAD

Feedback

If you have feedback or need to report bugs please participate on the related Path Forum.

Disclaimer

This is an experimental tool and must be used at your own risk. Machine tools are dangerous and the author of this tool will not be responsible for any damage or personal injury caused by using incorrect machining parameters.