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[Simoneau]

Maybe I am missing something here. But when creating Flat end mills or even a Ball end mills, Why cant we have an option in there to create a draft angle? Almost every smaller end mill under .125” has some type of draft after the neck diameter. Would this not save a lot of time with this option instead of creating custom tools all the time?

[Millertime]

That would be nice.I just make the flute and shank of my cutter and draw the rest as my holder.

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

Why not use taper mill? just curious.

[Simoneau]

Why not use taper mill? just curious.

 

 

Well if I want my part to verify correctly I believe I would have to use a straight wall cutter. I don’t see the option I am looking for under the taper cutters. Can you make the taper cutter straight then taper them back?

[koko76]

Why not use taper mill? just curious.

Because a taper mill does not describe the shape accurately. I believe the end mill in question has a taper leading from the cutter dia to the shank dia. It's this taper that is trying to be modeled.

 

To the OP, I just make the shoulder dia such that it extends into the actual flute area. Doesn't work when you need every last little bit out of the cutter though.

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

Sorry, I misunderstood what you were after.

[Simoneau]

Sorry, I misunderstood what you were after.

 

 

 

No problem. It just seems like something so simple should be there.

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

It will be some day.

[MrFish]

It will be some day.

 

yay, bring on X7

[Simoneau]

yay, bring on X7

 

 

That would be nice. But I wont hold my breath on that one... Better yet how about X6 MU2??

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

Send an enhancement request to [email protected]

[gms1]

The tool interface has changed very little since version 6. Not X6, version 6 when I started using mcam way back in 94