Dear CNC, Horizontal (remachining)

[Thee Rickster ™]

where is this Morph between two curves path?

[Rstewart]

Multi-axis paths

[crazy^millman]

Rick did you miss that thread I had up?

[Newbeeee™]

^^^ Toooo much horizontal resting machining...

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

Shoot me a file where you need hs horizontal rest and I will show you what I am talking about Rick.

[Thee Rickster ™]

I don't have multi axis just the standard 3-d package

 

I have ways of rest milling, the idea of horizontal rest would jus be more efficient.

 

I will send you something when I'm not so dam busy..... Lol

[GoetzInd]

I use opticore and optirest on most 3d parts these days. It saves me a ton of time both programming and in the cycle. Also, at this point the multi-axis add on is worth getting even if you are doing 3x stuff.

 

Mike

[JMahon]

rick load up a file like the one in the pic...ill show you some dynamic examples

[Thad]

 

I will send you something when I'm not so dam busy..... Lol

 

Well, you've got enough time to come here and b*tch about horizontal remachining!

[BenK]

Rick, I'm in a mold shop as well and I don't remember the last time I programmed a part without using a dynamic style tool path. For your part above try OptiCore. That is my go to path 90% of the time for roughing, on both steel and graphite.

[Thee Rickster ™]

 

 

Well, you've got enough time to come here and b*tch about horizontal remachining!

 

Dang your old man. Lol, means laugh out loud!

Thanks for lightening up though. Just when

We were getting used of the new serious and

Cranky Thad.

 

I like the way this thread Is developing.

I'll check for a file that I can post and anyone

wanting to put some example paths

Of dynamic milling against them I would greatly

Appreciate it.

 

Now back to my day off...... Gramming at home

"@&$#%^* <----- Thad that's the opposite of Lol..... Lol

[Thad]

[BenK]

Also, at this point the multi-axis add on is worth getting even if you are doing 3x stuff.

 

Mike

 

I would be interested to more about this. Do you have any examples?

[JMahon]

+1 on the opticore. If you have any odd shaped part, opticore is most likely your most efficient roughing strategy

[crazy^millman]

I got a hole thread as a good example. A lot of those toolpaths can be made to output 3 axis toolpaths and just give the programmer some nice features and controls other toolpaths need and do not have at this point.

 

HTH

[guitar]

Hmmmm, I haven't had a crash in months. You might want to look at your video card drivers or other computer related items.

 

Carmen

 

 

I agree with that. If you you have a brain dead IT department that set you up with ATI/AMD cards instead of Nvidia, then crashes and allllllllllllll sorts of goofy things are frequent. You can't tell the IT guy anything it seems. I have a brand new $5000 16 core pc with 2 ATI/AMD cards and 16gig ram that runs like crap. But, on my old Dual Core 2gig ram HP 20.1" Dragon Laptop with Nvidia, I have nearly no problems.