drawing 3-d onto a cylinder

[Skir]

I have a form I am trying to machine into a cylander. I can lay the form out straight in a flat plane and transform, join it into a 3-d pocket. How can i roll this pocket around a cylinder? I know the form will exactly roll around 360 degrees.

[Bunny McRabbit]

Xform->roll

[Skir]

It won't let me chain it.???

[Hardmill]

DOH!!

 

Too slow

 

PEACE

[Bunny McRabbit]

Also this :

Rotary axis parameters are used to create toolpath motion for rotating parts. The part can index about a rotation axis to a specified tool plane, the part can rotate about a plane while the tool stays parallel to the rotary axis, or the part can rotate about a plane while the tool stays perpendicular to the rotary axis. These parameters are often used for lathe toolpaths. You can set the rotary axis parameters by choosing the Rotary axis button on the Tool parameters tab of any toolpath dialog box.

 

Note: To see accurate rotary toolpath motion, select Simulate Axis Substitution and Simulate Rotary Axis in the Backplot Display Parameters dialog box.

[Skir]

How can I chain a 3-d pocket?

[Bunny McRabbit]

As a regular pocket

 

What you R trying to do ?

Put an example part on Ftp and someone will show you how to do it .

Rather easy thing

Look here for some examples

http://www.emastercam.com/ubb/ultimatebb.p...7505;p=1#000003

[Skir]

I got it figured out. I needed to use the plane mask feture when I chained the 3-d wireframe. you were correct, xform->roll, worked well.

Thank You!