Raster Toolpath

[Born to machine]

Hi,

i know with raster and surface finish parallel the toolpath goes back and forth ect..

But is there an option to do a final pass around the tool boundary therefore cleaning up scallops left by the back and forth path?

 

[Leon82]

I usually extend the surface. If it's against a wall you can do pencil or project with a few multipasses

[pro grammer]

On 6/27/2020 at 5:22 PM, Born to machine said:

Hi,

i know with raster and surface finish parallel the toolpath goes back and forth ect..

But is there an option to do a final pass around the tool boundary therefore cleaning up scallops left by the back and forth path?

 

I wish. A path at the top and the bottom.

[JParis]

On 6/27/2020 at 6:22 PM, Born to machine said:

Hi,

i know with raster and surface finish parallel the toolpath goes back and forth ect..

But is there an option to do a final pass around the tool boundary therefore cleaning up scallops left by the back and forth path?

 

I will use fence surfaces to extend the cut and be done with it

[jwvt88]

Other softwares have some different ways to do this(desperately miss selected surface boundaries in PowerMill), but this has been how I have been doing it now to remove the cusps. Depends on the parts obviously but I've found most of the time I can get it to work how I want. 

[JoshC]

I have been really liking the new extend enhancement in mastercam 2021.

https://whatsnew.mastercam.com/en-us/Content/Milling/3D_Enhancements/Transitions.htm

[crazy^millman]

1 hour ago, JoshC said:

I have been really liking the new extend enhancement in mastercam 2021.

https://whatsnew.mastercam.com/en-us/Content/Milling/3D_Enhancements/Transitions.htm

Nice to see this added to blend.

Linky