MC9 surface help

[Flycut]

If anyone has the time to look at file T2.mc9

in the MC9_files/ftp site I can use a little help there.

 

What I'm trying to do is create a surface that follows the red lines of the thrue hole to cover that hole.

 

If I'm not clear ask questions I'll be here all night.

 

Thanks guys.

[BernieT]

flycut, in the Side CPlane, Xform-squash-copy one of the red splines to +.400 and one to -.400. Create a Ruled surface between the the results. In the Top Cplane trim the Ruled surf to your original red splines.

 

HTH

[Flycut]

I'll give it a try right now.

 

TY

[Flycut]

You the man Bernie.

 

Worked like a charm.

 

Thanks again.

[BernieT]

[Flycut]

Thanks again Bernie.

With your help I managed to finish that job... but...

 

I still wasn't 100% satisfied with my final toolpath.

It wasn't too bad since I only had 2 parts to make but if I had 100 alot of wasted cycle time would have been an issue.

 

I put a new T2 file up in MC9_files(stp)

of the final program I ended up using but I would have liked to use the two containment boundries on level 5 without having the tool jump from side to side.

 

Is it possible to have the same toolpath without having to go all the way to the center?

 

I like to keep the tool down when I surface.

I'm still kind of new at surfacing and rapid moves stress me.

Anybody!

[Jaz]

Add your two boundries, then on "Finish scallop parameters" tab in the parameters check "Order cuts by minimum distance". See if that give the motion you want.

[Alan S]

Flycut,

If you go into the operations manager then right click go to toolpaths/trim it will then prompt you to select geom (i just selected the 0.5" dia in the top plane) then you have to click outside of this dia then do a ReGen and this should trim your program so as NOT to travel over to the centre. Hope this helps.

[Thad]

Flycut,

 

It looks like Jaz's idea will give you what you want.

 

I uploaded a file called T2thad.zip that shows anther way to cut it using Surface-Finish-Project-Blend. Cutting perpendicular to the surface usually gives a nicer finish.

 

Thad

[Flycut]

Good stuff guys.

 

I really like that trim thing Alan.

But the minimum distance worked best for me this time.

I've always thought that project was only to make a 2D contour come to rest on a given surface so I've kind of always avoided that one.

Guess I need to play with that one a little more.

I like the result you got from it Thad. Thx.