Milling Mold Parting Lines

[g huns]

This is driving me nuts. Can I use surface parallel to mill this parting line as if the cavity and runner were not there? Or do I need to go back to my solid and get rid of them before bringing them into MC? I run into this a lot lately and it just seem like there oughta be an easy way to do this.

 

 

[g huns]

Oh well so much for my attempt at a picture in the message. You more advanced users can surely follow the trail.

[cadcam]

Ghuns you can not link to the FTP for images.

Sorry.

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Suppress in solid modeler runner features ,select your solid or make surfaces from it ,make toolpath (after calculation lock teh toolpath)

HTH

rr

[cadcam]

Here you go.

[cadcam]

Was the model made in MC or imported?

if it is a dume solid then you can not surpress these features. but you can make temp flat surfaces over them and then add them to your surface path.

[g huns]

Thanks Jay. The model was made in workshop 21(cadkey) and imported into MC as a parasolid. I do not have solids in MC. I played around in MC, deleted all the cavity/runner surfaces but I am not real familiar with tweaking surfaces in MC and had no luck. Tried fill holes, trim to surface, etc. Thanks again.

[cadcam]

If you would like to email the file I can tweak some and send back or put on FTP.

 

Jay

[g huns]

My e-mail appears to be down. I will put it on the ftp site in the MC9 folder. It will be 2654.mc9

[cadcam]

Ok sir will look for it soon.

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

use create ->surface->trim->flat boundary .

Use create -_surface ->ruled

You can cover your runner most probably using them .

Will see file later .

HTH

rr

[cadcam]

Check mail sir.

 

For this file Create surface Trim/extend Remove Bndy

 

Also create surface trim/Extend,Extend surface

I had to trim one surface to a line.

 

I put them on another level for you.

And done in less then 10 min easly.

[g huns]

Nothing in my mail as of yet. I did get something like I wanted using Pooh's trim flat boundary for the flat surfs and create surf sweep for the inside and outside radi after I created lines bridging the cavity. Just seems like it should be simple for the puter to know it can fly right over areas where there is no material. It's always willing to fly right over areas where you want to leave material! Thanks a bunch for the help.

[cadcam]

I will put on the FTP for you.

 

it is in the MC9 dir zipped file. API2654cavityjay.zip

[Hardmill]

Hey jay,

What gives with the plain jane look on that screen shot.

 

PEACE

[cadcam]

I made it to match your face J/K

 

Whats up bud?

[Hardmill]

quote:

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I made it to match your face

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OUCH

Talk about hurtin' a brother

I'm good bro' how you doing??

 

PEACE

[cadcam]

Well feeling better that is for sure.

 

Hey i have been feeling bad about the screen shot issue so I took this guys part and openend in MCX and here is a screen shot.

 

[Midwest]

[Scott Bond]

Hey jay,

What gives with the fancy look on that screen shot.

 

 

How you been ?

[cadcam]

You like it scott?

[M. Anderson]

Hmmm??

 

Think, Jay is yank'n on somebodys chain!

 

X screen shot

 

Where's Brent at??

 

Later,

 

Mark

[JAMMAN]

Wow I wonder if we can write custom "skins" for MCX like you can for winamp and Firefox and....and.....

[Gary]

X should make engraving text a hole lot easier now Hell i can even spell check it now.

[cadcam]

quote:

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Hell i can even spell check it now

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Yes Gary you are right... LMFAO