How to make use of Blade expert toolpath to create Morph toolpath?

[Shiva.aero]

Blade expert is super easy but it doesn't support Profiled tools like Oval/Barrel tools.

Now I want to create toolpath for the same blade using Morph toolpath, to use Oval tool, but the tool axis control is super complicated with lots of option.

1. Is there any good idea to set tool axis control for Morph toolpath by making use of generated Blade expert toolpath?

2. Morph toolpath has "Impeller normal to floor" option in Tool axis control. How does it differs from line control? It asks to select 3 blade edges. Any idea what are all those edges?

Thank you.

[#Rekd™]

Here is a video showing an impeller being done.

https://blog.caminstructor.com/5-minute-5-axis-impeller-challenge

There is also an impeller example on the Tech exchange that is programmed with Blade expert.

https://community.mastercam.com/TechExchange/Parts/345#partTitle

[Chally72]

Hi Shiva,

Here's a video showing how to build up a regular morph toolpath on an impeller to get similar motion to what you'd get in Blade Expert. Using Oval form tools, you might not use this method of From Chain, but instead set side tilt by angle or contact point in the Tool Axis Control page. Trying to get complete, clean paths using oval form tools on impeller geometry is a large programming challenge.

 

You can always use the trick of using a path like Blade Expert as the source path for a Convert to 5 Axis operation, and take advantage of this to swap out the tool to an oval form tool from a ball mill and adjust the collision control tilt and retract.