Help to reduce air cutting PART 2

[Flycut]

I would like to remove material from the surface areas with 0.035" passes but don't want to make a full contour or the first 20 passes only touch 20% material.

I don't know how to take advantage of area chaining selection. I can't seem to create areas for selecting. If that makes any sense.

Wasn't able to add a picture so please see attachment.

 

PEELMILLHELP.bmp

[bad-mod]

hey man cant see alot from your pic , can you upload a. mcx file to play with ?

[Flycut]

Red area is the part.

Green areas are to be removed.

All else is open space.

Thanks.

AREA-PEELMILL.MCX-5

[BBaker3]

Is this what you are looking for?

 

Barry in St. Louis

[Flycut]

That looks good.

I can't seem to use area milling.

Is "area" a type of geometry???

[RaiderX]

sorry realized when saving It was mcx5 am running 7.

 

would suggest 2d core mill if I am understanding your task at hand.

 

hth

AREA-PEELMILL.MCX-7

[Flycut]

Is it possible to have a high speed contour tool path?

[BBaker3]

I think that is one of the new X9 2D High Speed tool paths, sorry.

It is called 2D Area Mill.

Set Up the Stock on the Stock Set Up Properties Page.

Chain your open Profile.

On the parameters page, choose entry tangent to stock.

Probably doesn't help you in ver 5.

Will check some of our other stations for a copy of ver 5.

 

Barry in St. Louis

[Flycut]

Thanks for all the help guys.

Here is what I ended up with.

AREA-PEELMILL.MCX-5

[BBaker3]

Ok, in X5 2D High Speed Blend mill did not comp for your cutter, you will need to offset your geometry by the cutter radius, but I think this will give you the picture.

 

Barry in St. Louis

AREA-PEELMILL.MCX-5

[BBaker3]

With your offset geometry

AREA-PEELMILL_BARRY.MCX-5