critical depths

[Chris Parish]

ftp://mastercam:[email protected]/Ma..._depths_wow.mc9

 

Using mastercam and surface rough pocket (and critical depths)... It does not machine the floor of the critical unless I leave drive surfaces stock to leave at "zero" and keep my critical depths to zero.

 

If I have drive surfaces to "zero" and my critcal depth of .01 then it machines .01 above the floor.

 

How do I machine the floor to correct depth but not the walls? I have looked at MANY MANY threads on this topic, but no one seems to have any answer other than lie to the cutter diameter.

(Now what about restmill ??)

 

This hasn't been addressed with any late issues since 2002 and Mastercam 9 and newer -- come on

 

One of the article talked about Gibbs having ....

In Gibbs they have three values for roughing; surface stock, pocket stock, and island stock. This way I can specify 0 surface stock, and .020 pocket and island stock which will finish the floors but stay .020 away from all walls.

 

 

What really is the solution.... This is killing the guys here...Especially plastics

[mayday]

using min/max absoulte depths ot inc?

and are they set to reach the depth of the pocket

 

as far as the walls.. set em as check and leave stock or use a boundry

[Chris Parish]

Using Incremental with the new tpcfg.dll for critical depths. I tried both absolute and / incremental.

 

In cremental the depth should be -.75, -1, -1.25 deep, instead they are -.655714, -.9166667, -1.166667 deep (repectively)

[mayday]

I cant get to the ftp site,sorry maybe someone will grab it. sound like a simple setting that can be easily overlooked

[Chris Parish]

No help yet.... Hopefully someone is reviewing to guide me

 

[mayday]

small file?

if so email it to me,tho in a subject

[Chris Parish]

May Day.... It's on it's way to ya. Please let me know what can be done.

 

 

Thank you

[mayday]

in cut depths set or adjustment to other cuts to -.01. I'll email it back

click on the ? mark in the depth cut box and place it on the adjustment to other cuts text. it will explain how it works