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Machining radius with ball end mill


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I want to machine the radius of my part with a ball end mill but cannot for the life of me figure it out. I know there should be an easy way to do this using a 2D Contour however whenever I try the toolpath either starts milling straight into the wall or gives me an error message. I've attached a picture of the radius below, any help with where I'm going wrong (Chaining? Wrong toolpath?) would be appreciated.

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24 minutes ago, #Rekd™ said:

Assuming your radius on the end mill matches the corner radius. Chain above the radius where the radius meets the wall. Then set the depth to the bottom of the radius where it meets the floor.

If you link a Mastercam file I can make a video for you.

 

Thanks! The radius is .160 and I was hoping to use a 3/16 Ball End Mill, not sure if that complicates anything:

Here's the file:

 

Radius with Ball End Mill.emcam

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18 hours ago, mastercamnoob69 said:

Thanks! The radius is .160 and I was hoping to use a 3/16 Ball End Mill, not sure if that complicates anything:

Since the radius does not match the end mill radius I used a Swept 2D toolpath.

See the link to a video I created. 

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/su7grywgxavpgu39e8657/Swept.mp4?rlkey=wxjbc417jh5nc3n6izj5lzvco&dl=0

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