contour tool path

[cappy]

Good Morning,

 

Can someone tell me if this is possible. i would like to cut a straight line from left to right then advance down in Z and cut again from right to left. Continuing this until I receive a desired depth. Is this for long hand writing or will MasterCAM generate this?

 

Thanks in advance,

Greg.

[gcode]

Chain your line

Choose ramp on the Contour Type drop down

Select Plunge and set the desired depth

You'll probably want to turn leadin/out off,

but you don't have to

[shazam/TPP]

+10000 gcode, never tried that i just assumed that would just plunge mill with the z axis along the path. never ass_u_me!

[cappy]

Can't get it.

 

I drew a line X-10 TO X10, Chain single line, set to ramp plunge type, set depth .1"

 

The backplot wants to start at X-10 MOVE to X10 and return back to X-10 BEFORE advancing in Z.

 

I would like to have a path that looks like.

 

 

X-10Y10Z0

Z-.1

X10

Z-.2

X-10

Z-.3

X10

Z-.4

X-10

 

???????

 

Thanks again for your replys.

[gcode]

Did you turn off the one way switch on the ramp page??

Are you using Control comp??

 

 

check your emaill.. I sent a sample file

[spade117]

Set your ramp depth to .1, and your depth in the contour parameters to the final depth you want.

[PeterM]

I do these plunge/ramp toolpaths all the time, probably one or two a week. It works just as gcode described it. sometimes I play with the top of stock value to get the cut that I want.

 

I whipped up an example, here is what I get.

%

O0( T-2 )

( DATE = 25-03-09 TIME=HH:MM - 09:52 )

G0G90G54

M1

N1( 1/2 FLAT VARIMILL,TOOL - 1,DIA. OFF. - 1,LEN. - 1,,TOOL DIA. - .5)

T1

M06

M8

G0G90G54X-10.Y0.S1069M3

G43H1Z1.

Z.1

G1Z-.1F6.4

X10.

Z-.2

X-10.

Z-.3

X10.

Z-.4

X-10.

Z-.5

X10.

G0Z.1

G0G28G91Z0

M9

G28Y0.

M30

%

[shazam/TPP]

Greg it works fine for me, the only way to recreate what your saying is to run it as "depth" instead of "plunge" and have "one way ramping for open contours" checked.

 

double check your settings

[3R!< W3NG3R]

plunge is what Greg wants. It will plunge at the end of the contour (both ends)

 

depth will ramp the cutter down while cutting.

 

If you use plunge, it really isn't a 'ramp' but works well.