Surface High Speed (waterline) issue

[Kennamichael]

Can anyone help me out? X4 (and X2 for me as well) does not stay within the tool containment geometry I have selected, causing gouges. In X2, after the first couple, I went back to using Surface Finish Contour since the tool always stays within the selected boundary. I just tried it in X4 (wanted to use the "Rest Material" option within the path) and sure enough, the tool goes outside of the containment boundary that caused another effin gouge. Is there something I'm missing?

 

thanks...

 

XP 32bit

X4MU2

[MotorCityMinion]

Perhaps check your containment options for inside, center, outside, and additional offset. Lead in/out values and start point as well

[Colin Gilchrist]

It is your lead moves that are causing the gouges.

 

Go into the "leads" section under your linking parameters, and set everything to "0.0", except 'Linear entry/exit (incremental)'. Make sure your Linear entry value is big enough that the tool feeds into the cut. This will be a vertical lead in/out move...

 

HTH,

[peon]

If you're machining very close to surfaces that you wanna leave untouched, it's best to create dummy surfaces to block the tool. Colin's and Motor's suggestions are also very good tips.

[Kennamichael]

Thanks for the replies. I will change the leads to what Colin suggests.

[MotorCityMinion]