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ruled surface

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ruled surface (rld)
n.
A surface, such as a cone or cylinder, generated by the motion of a straight line.


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Examples are parts with complex shapes that are easier to program because a tool with a constant dimension is used rather than a variety of milling cutters or parts where the geometry is different at the top and bottom where wire EDM can cut ruled surfaces with simpler programming and machine than milling.
Ruled Skinning -- Creates surfaces from two or more profile curves, placing ruled surfaces in between each section of the profiles.
For a given part and blank geometry, modern four-axis wire EDM machines allow machining of ruled surfaces with up to 30 deg taper and can automatically calculate the optimum prefinishing and finishing parameters, including the required wire diameter.
 
 
 
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