Milling at an angle with c axis problem

[wdg5555]

I'm having alot of trouble trying to program the attached file. I'm programing it for a 4 axis lathe/mill. What i want to do is cut the angled slot with a 1/4 ball mill by plunging and then rotating the c axis.

Unfortunatly I've been programming these angled slots by hand which is a pain especially when the angled slots are a little more complicated.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

 

Edit: Wouldn't let me upload a STEP file to the forums so i put it on the ftp server.

/solids/WATER GROOVE.STEP

[wdg5555]

Still havn't got a reply yet and i'm hoping someone will help me. I attached a jpeg of what i want to cut using the c axis. The red part is the angled groove that goes around the entire part. If someone can point me in the right direction that would be great. Everything i try the tool paths very strangly around the part.

Thanks for any help.

[K2csq7]

Not a mill/turn guy here, but looks like you have quite a few choices, from a regular 2d contour (maybe ramp) with axis substitution (& a new c/t plane for the angle) to multiaxis swarf and or curve...

[Goldorak]

why don't you use a face groove set at angle instead of a C-axis toolpath ?

[wdg5555]

why don't you use a face groove set at angle instead of a C-axis toolpath ?

 

That would work for this part but not for all the water grooves i have to cut.

 

 

Tried to do this using axis substitution but sadly was unable to get it to work right. I think I'm ready to accept defeat. Thanks for the help anyways.

[mayday]

Do you have multiaxis? or just level 3

[wdg5555]

Do you have multiaxis? or just level 3

 

I do have multiaxis. I was mainly trying to program it using a mill>contour toolpath(maybe it can't be done using that?). I poked around with the multiaxis stuff a bit but again wasn't succesful. And if its possible I always try to avoid using the 3d since it takes a bit more time to get it programmaed. And it is just a water groove, nothing critical about it.

[Reece L Gibson]

I will look at it if I knew where they moved the FTP link

[gcode]

I will look at it if I knew where they moved the FTP link

 

Third topic down from the top

 

 

FTP Link

[gcode]

I took a shot at this, but without a mutiaxis machine def/post, I don't think there is much I can do

[compressor sam]

it can be done with multi axis, i used 5 axis curve, creating a tool axis curve which the angle of the tool needs to be set at,

my post outputs x and c axis moves, it will depend on your post setup, how your output is?

 

i cannot attach anything or upload to the FTP site, our IT has everything tied down !!!

 

 

[bot9million]

does this help?

WATER GROOVE CURVE.MCX-5