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5th axis Swarf for chamfer?


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Hi all, I used a swarf 5th axis toolpath to chamfer the outside of this unique shaped part. It looks okay in verify and simulation but i noticed these little jitters during the machine simulation. I am hoping one of you generous mastercam experts would be willing to shed some light on better ways to do this or how to fix my current approach. Here is a link to the zip2go if you're interested in lending a hand https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18p67EguB-cVAMcBn51taQRgUPCWOBO0J?usp=sharing. non experts are welcome to help as well. Thank you

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I used a Morph and got better motion. I used the lower edge of the solid as my "From" and the upper (inside) as the "To" and the face of the chamfer as the Machining Geometry. Then I used the 1/8 Bull nose end mill. But it isn't cutting the profile fully. I switched to a smaller tool to make it look better.

Swarf should give a better result.

I am an educational user so my file can't be opened. 

 

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Because the right tool for any given job is usually the simplest one. There's ALWAYS a price to be paid for making machine porn. Sometimes it's cycle time, sometimes it's orders of magnitude more complex tool path strategies, sometimes it's a combination of the two, and other times it's a half-dozen other things.

Just because you can do things certain ways doesn't mean it's the most effective, or that it's the way you should do it.

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Cool, I ordered the tool. I don't always get chances to use much of the multi axis package.  When I see an opportunity to use it in any way I can, I try in the hopes of getting better at controlling paths such as swarf. I still wish I knew why it did those small jittery back and forth motions. Thank you everyone for the feedback and help.

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Changing the Advanced Control Strategy from Automatic to Sync with ISO curves will produce a clean swarf with no vector bounce on your toolpath. Without specific tilt control, the toolpath will try to guess how best to control the tool orientation along the rails. On complex combos of tool/geometry, this isn't always the result you envision, and you might have to change this strategy choice. The most common strategy to swap to for Swarf is Shortest Distance- it's often the result the user pictures in their head when they envision how the swarf might end up.

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On 1/7/2023 at 2:07 AM, crazy^millman said:

Sorry my dad passed away on Wednesday and I was just popping in after taking of things for his services next week. Yes I could make a machine dance a jig cutting that chamfer, but KISS (Keep it simple stupid) is best here.

Let those you love know you love them.

Sorry to have heard this Ron.

May your Dad RIP.

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