Can you save your toolpath as geometry?

[markb52]

Well can you?

[cadcam]

Yes you can the control is under the Backplot Display.

[jspangler]

Hi

Just wondering why you would need to, or where you would use this.

 

Thanks

 

John

[gcode]

Many times a regular surfacing toolpath

will not give you the results you want.

You can...

1. Create a 2d pocket toolpath that meets

your requirements

2. Backplot, saving the geometry

3. Trim or modify the geometry if needed

4. Project the geometry onto a surface as

a 3d toolpath.

 

Now you have a 3d toolpath that does exactly

what you want.

This is one of the most common uses.

 

I'm sure the folks on this forum have a thousand other good reasons to save toolpaths as geometry

[markb52]

All I wanted to save it for was to be eccentric or possibly print them and hang them on my fridge! Seriously, alot of times it is easier to use 3-d toolpath geometry for something than to have to create it from scratch. Thanks

[dnguyen1]

Gcode,

 

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Many times a regular surfacing toolpath

will not give you the results you want.

You can...

1. Create a 2d pocket toolpath that meets

your requirements

2. Backplot, saving the geometry

3. Trim or modify the geometry if needed

4. Project the geometry onto a surface as

a 3d toolpath.

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I never done backplot, saving the geometry before, so after I save and modify geometry

the next step is toolpath, surface, and project

on Curve, is that right?

 

 

dnguyen

[Tony]

I have never heard of this method!?!

I'm all ears

[MetalMarvels]

It works really great for creating a specific patterned finish in the product you are machining! I have also used it when cutting some undercut features on the 4th axis - kept me from eating off other features.

 

Tony, I almost fell off my chair when I saw your cycle in the bed........ ROFL

 

You need to feed it a little high-octane pick-me-up!

 

[ 05-23-2003, 11:49 AM: Message edited by: MetalMarvels ]

[CAM-mando]

Thats a real SLEEPER Tony

[McRae]

Tony,

 

A little excessive isn't it? I had a nice laugh at that too.

[Tony]

I have to admit I found the photo out

in cyberspace a while back

All this motorcycle Talk brought it out!

I resized it as small as I could.

(And still make out what was going on)

 

If you want the original pic E mail me.

 

[ 05-23-2003, 02:27 PM: Message edited by: Tony ]

[cadcam]

Tony have you showed reked that bed picture.

ROFL

[Rekd™]

Already got my request for the full size in.

 

'Rekd teh anticipation

[Chris Rizzo]

A real "Sleeping Beauty"... hahaha