Rotary pocket strategy

[Synthman71]

Good morning,

 

This is my first post, so a big hi to everybody out there!

 

I'm new to Mastercam X7 (I have a Catia V5 and Solidworks background), so I am struggling a little bit with some topics.

 

I need to find the best strategy to rough and finish the wrapped pocket shown in the attached image:

 

Any ideas please?

 

Thanks in advance!

[The Cathedral]

What kind of machine? Lathe or mill with a true fourth, or 3+1?

 

When I do paths like that on the c-axis lathes, I will make curves on the pocket and unroll them flat onto a different level. Apply your pocketing strategy, such as high speed core or area roughing, and then use "axis substitution" to roll the toolpath onto the part. You can do the same thing if you have a true fourth axis.

 

[Synthman71]

Thanks for the reply..

It is a Mazak Integrex I-200. Full 5 axis..

[Guest]

It's difficult to say which strategy might be best without a file but from the small pic you provided, I might unroll the pocket profile, and use a simple 2D Pocket toolpath that is then wrapped to cut the feature for rough and then maybe a swarf to finish the walls

[gcode]

morph between 2 curve from the advanced 5 axis suite would be a worthwhile approach

[Jayson Kramer]

I am with you John that is what I see to.

[Synthman71]

Thankyou all for the replies. I am thinking along the lines of a multi-axis strategy to approach this.

[Synthman71]

Result! In the end I used 'Flow' for the roughing of the pocket, and 'Swarf' for the milling of the adjacent walls.