countour with ramping enabled... post issue or inexperience

[Dustin S.]

First off Hello to everyone love the forums! Next comes my first question and Im full of them...

 

Im using Mastercam X2 and trying to use a Contour toolpath with the ramping feature turned on and its out putting point to point movement with .001-.003 moves rather than bigger arcs, looks like this currently:

G1 X.6101 Y-.7622 Z-.0005

X.6148 Y-.79 Z-.001

X.6226 Y-.8171 Z-.0015

X.6334 Y-.8431 Z-.002

X.647 Y-.8678 Z-.0025

X.6634 Y-.8908 Z-.003

X.6822 Y-.9118 Z-.0034

X.7032 Y-.9306 Z-.0039

X.7262 Y-.947 Z-.0044

X.7509 Y-.9606 Z-.0049

X.7769 Y-.9714 Z-.0054

X.804 Y-.9792 Z-.0059

X.8318 Y-.9839 Z-.0064

X.86 Y-.9855 Z-.0069

X.8882 Y-.9839 Z-.0074 *thats not the whole thing just a piece*

 

Im only going .188 deep with a 1/2 E.M. and I thought it should be a little neater but I don't know how to clean it up.

 

I tried adjusting the ramping parameters but still don't think it looks right. what can I change to tighten this up im assuming its a post issue but it may be a mastercam experienec issue.

[Ocean Lacky™]

Arc Filter turned on?

[rdshear]

You might want to check that the linearize helix is not checked. Also, you can check the control definition for your machine to see if Helix support is turned on.

[Ocean Lacky™]

quote:

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linearize helix is not checked

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Good call!

[gcode]

There is a check box on the ramping options page

that says "linerize helixes". If that is checked

you will get point to point motion, unchecked

you should get arcs.

Another possiblity is that your chained geometry

is made up of splines, not lines and arcs.

(click of a chained enitiy and hit F4)

If that is the case, you are going to get

point to point regardles of the linerize helix setting

[Dustin S.]

Helix support was NOT turned on... thats what Im looking for:

X.6085 Y-.734 I.7585 J-.734

X.86 Y-.9855 Z-.0207 I.86 J-.734

X1.1115 Y-.734 Z-.0414 I.86 J-.734

X.86 Y-.4825 Z-.0621 I.86 J-.734

X.6085 Y-.734 Z-.0828 I.86 J-.734

 

went from 749 lines to 75!!

 

Thanks guys quick response!!

[rdshear]

Glad to be of help.