1 st depth of cut

[HEAVY METAL]

when using surface contour the 1st cut is always the depth of the radius of the insert i'm using. ex. 1/4 radius insert 1st depth of cut .250 deep.i have tried to use the depth of cuts option but with no sucess. i'm i doing something wrong??

[Keith Graydon]

why such light cuts HeavyMetal? Hehe. seriously. Are you typing everything in or are the cut parameters being read from the tool info?

 

-KLG

[HEAVY METAL]

I AM TYPING THEM IN DEPTH OF CUTS BOX

[Reece L Gibson]

Try the "Cut Depths" option and use the absolute settings.

[Zero]

I think millturn's right. Insted of using the Depth Cuts Box on the surface parameters page you need to use the Cut Depths box on the contour parameters page. You'll need to check the absolute side on and then you can set you min and max depths there.

 

The depth Cuts box controls the step down and finish pass settings and the Cut Depths box controls the min and max depths to start and end on.HTH

[HEAVY METAL]

I AM USING THE CUT DEPTHS ON THE CONTOUR PARAMETERS PAGE. IF I SELECT THE ACTUAL GOEMETRY MIN AND MAX POINT. EX. 0 FOR TOP SURFACE AND -1.5 FOR BOTTOM.MY MAX STEP DOWN SAY IS .01 THE 1ST PASS WOULD BE .01 DEEP.IS THIS THE WAY YOU SEE IT?

SO FAR NOT WORKING THIS WAY

THANKS AHEAD

[Mariana Lendel]

If the top surface is 0 and the bottom is -1.5, and if you want to cut on the first step .1 , than give the min depth = -.1 and max -1.5. All the values are absolute.If you have stock above the top surface take that in consideration too.

For example top of stock =.2; min depth =.1 Good luck!

[rsbeadle]

I think you guys ore overlooking the Max Stepdown setting at the top of the Surface Parameters page. This is the number that controls the depth of cut per pass on a surface toolpath.

[Oppiz]

Maybe the problem is in the tip compensation. Possibly your using center not tip??? This sometimes will give you funky depths.

[rsbeadle]

I just had the same problem today when I turned off the Finish Containment Boundry check box. My tool had a .060 radius and the first cut was always at -.060. Hope you figured it out by now anyway though.