Backplot save as Geo

[Fred @ Slate Industries]

Hello

Is there any way to Backplot / Save as geo

a Shaded toolpath (Quick Verify mode)?

then I can sketch a polygon pocket and move on

this would save me from using remunchine.

 

Thanks

Tony

[Guest]

On the backplot window there is a little gren disc icon on the right, says "save as Geometry"

 

Might be what you're looking for.

 

[Fred @ Slate Industries]

John

That saves the Centerline of the toolpath

What anyone would do with that is beyond me

[Thad]

John,

 

I think he's looking for the grey verify area to be saved. If so, I don't think you can.

 

Maybe doing a snapshot in the top view when backplotting will work though. Do it at each step of the toolpath. Then you'll have some circles that you can use as a guide for creating your pocket. Then delete the geometry of the tool (the circles) that the snapshot created when you're done. Make sense?

 

Thad

[Thad]

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What anyone would do with that is beyond me

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There are many uses for it. One thing that I've used it for is to get clean geometry from a spline. Break-Many pieces doesn't come out so well as times. If you contour along the spline with no comp, then save as geometry, you'll get nice lines and arcs, where appropriate. Not a thousand tiny little line segments. Props to Rob Shea for that one.

 

Thad

[mikaela]

Thad,

I took a cad file that was 200 lines, and tried to "clean" it up by saving my tool path as geometry, and it still came out as a bunch of "ugly" straight lines. Is there any way to turn these multiple straight lines into nice arcs?? The only way that I can come up with is to save geometry from like a 20" dia cutter!! Then my geometry isn't really "true" of what I'm trying to build.

[Thad]

Try checking "create arc moves in XY plane." I don't recall off hand which page that's on. Also, I think you might have to filter your toolpath too.

 

Thad