Radial pocket toolpath

[Jeremy Grigsby Excelsior Marking]

If anyone reads this, make sure you add in a radial toolpath pocketing option. I know radial surface cutting is allowed, but we do lots of large round parts and it would be nice if the milling toolpath could originate from the center of the part, to give it a clean cut, right now we have to use the angle at the center of a profile and do a linear path, it would be nice not to pick that angle for the toolpath and just use an auto calculated path. I hope I have explained it clear enough what I am trying to do. Maybe they can get it in 9.1 real quick so I can use it when its released. Just a hope and dream.

ps- I am aware of making surfaces and running radial paths that way, but its just not very efficient and usually doesnt tool inside the boundaries.

[cam-eleon]

How about pocket(2d), use the true spirial cut pattern. You can go from the center out or from the outside wall to the center.

[Jeremy Grigsby Excelsior Marking]

Well i actually need the lines to come from the origin. Basically like taking a linear cut every .5 degree around a circular part, from insdie to out

[Roger Peterson]

As far as using surfaces create a flat boundary surface and use the geo used to create the surface as your tool containment boundary and choose "inside" for the compensation option. This will make you happy.

 

 

hope this helps