TOOL PATHS

[faden]

I'M ATTEMPTING TO GUT GROVES IN A PICE OF STEEL ALL THE GROVES CONECT TO EACH OTHER BUT RUN IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS I FIND THAT THE 2D STANDARD POCKET WILL DO THE JOB BUT HOW CAN I TELL IT WHERE TO START AND HOW DO I STOP IT FROM COMEING OUT OF THE GROVE AND PLUNGING INTO THE MATERIAL WHEN IT NEEDS TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS I WANT TO HAVE ONE PLUNG POINT AND ONE EXIT POINT

[cadcam]

to start pt a point wre you want it to start and pick that point before you pick your chainand it will start there.

[Guest]

Can you trim togther all the lines to create one large path. Leave 1 end open and use it as the start/end , entry/exit point?

[Kannon]

faden,

what version are you using?

[faden]

I'M USEING X SP1 TO MAKE THE TOOL PATH I'M USEING THE SOLID FACE OPTION ALL THE GROVES ARE CONTAINED IN SIDE THE PLATE SO THERE ARE NO OPEN ENDS ON THE GROVES I WILL TRY AND DOWNLOAD SOMETHING TO THE WEB SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT IM WORKING ON

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

I assume the slot is wider than the tool your using. Other wise if the slott width and tool dia are the same use Contour. Jay is right, create a point where you want it to start. When the Pocket command prompts for the chain, pick the point first, then pick the chain. Same works for Contour.

 

Mike Mattera

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

You may want to turn off your CAP LOCK. Typing in all caps is the same as YELLING!

 

Mike Mattera

[faden]

i have downloaded a sample of what i'm trying to cut it is called faden groves maybe some one can look at it and see what i'm missing i have tried ever thing that i can think of the groves are 5/16 wide and 1/4 deep we can cut the groves with a 5/16 flat end mill by telling the program the end mill is smaller then what it is but we want to be able to tell it where to start and have only one plunge point

[Guest]

check out the jmp_faden groves file in the MCX folder

 

see if that is what you are looking for

[faden]

that is close to what i need but is there any way to keep it from going around the places that have already been cut also i have tried the point toolpath and it will give me exactly what i want but i have no way to control the speed and feed of the tool is there some way that i can control them useing the point tool path

[Guest]

Short of creating a contour line and having your toolpath follow that, I don't know if what you are asking for is doable.

 

You could this but you'll have to create some geometry and then cut on the lines.

 

Maybe someone else will have a better idea.

[Kannon]

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but i have no way to control the speed and feed of the tool is there some way that i can control them useing the point tool path

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are you trying to change your speed and feed through out your path?

 

if you want... save it as version 9 and email it to me unzipped and I will take a looky..

[faden]

what is your email address?

[Kannon]

right up where you see my posted time you will see a lil envelope with a person next to it... you can click there or

[email protected]

[Kannon]

faden,

file is on its way back, should be what your lookin for. Went jmparis route and created individual lines you wanted your tool to follow, then just did a contour chain partial, made sure the wait was turned to y and chained it in the path you wanted.

[Kannon]

was that what you were lookin for faden?