“…There are many approaches based on trigonometric relationships which work well in cylindrical mills, but due to the geometric complexity of the problem, the calculations or cutting force models are too specific to be useful in general 5-ax milling stability calculations, e.g. Wojciechowski et al [7], Graham et al [8], Hao [9], Tsai [10],Shtehin [11] or Lazoglu [12]. For this reason, it is often advantageous to use simulation software to calculate tool-workpiece engagement, as e.g.…”