direction button in mc9 surfacing

[nor750rr]

just a quick one does the direction button allow you to cut longer in xy when you are surfacing in that direction

[BW_Hawley]

Gap settings, tangential line length I believe will do it.

[nor750rr]

you are 100 % correct

thanks

[Colin Gilchrist]

The "Direction" button is used for Lead In and Lead Out moves for a Surface Toolpath.

[nor750rr]

i am surfacing a xz arc on the x axis and the part is longer than the 3 d model i want the cutter not to plunge into the part.

i used the gap settings as brian had said, so i dont quite get what the direction button does.

[MotorCityMinion]

  Direction control allows much greater positioning in your approach or exit, which is great for getting into tight places or avoiding areas you don't want to clip as you start the tool path. Direction control also will not continue past the edge of a part if the tool stays down,  like in Zigzag or spiral cutting methods. Gap settings primary function is to move the tool over Gaps, valleys and holes in the model and keep the tool down. They are applied to both edges of a face relative to the cut direction , will continue though out the entire tool path and are not nearly as flexible for positioning the cutter as the direction control nor was this setting intended for positioning. Using gap settings can also crud up a cutter path and adds cycle time.  

[nor750rr]

thanks

[Guest]

V9

 

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[CAM-mando]

Extend the drive surface and regen the tool path.