Stock Model

[randommachinist]

Hey guys, working with x8 here and this is my issue. Basically I'm cutting out some lettering and have a couple tight radius' in there. A few .030 and .015. Anyways, I roughed around the contours of the lettering with a .093 ball endmill, but of course its going to leave material where those tight radius' are. So I was wondering if there's anyway I can create a stock model or solid based off of what my .093 ball endmill machined. Because I may just go back and change those radius' so that my current cutter can hit them instead of ordering new cutters. However, I'm afraid that if I start changing my geometry I'm worried that it wont line up the lettering I already have cut out. Cause I also have to go back and radius the top edges of my letters. So everything has to line up correctly. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[Radical1]

In the toolpath menu there is one about half way down called stock model, this will create a "solid" based on the toolpath you have made.

[randommachinist]

Thank! I see what you're talking about. I selected my previous toolpaths to compute the stock model from, but when I regen it, it doesn't show the stock model. Any Ideas? Is there also a way to turn that stock model into a solid so I can create the top radius around the lettering on it?

[JMahon]

Select the stock model toolpath, then click toggle toolpath button. In ops manager

[BrianP.]

Also in verify you can save as an STL after you run your tool path. Then load this as a file in verify and you will have a model from your previous tools. This way you can see where your next tools remove material where your previous tools did not.

[randommachinist]

Yeah I've tried toggling the stock model on and off and still no luck. I'll try saving it in verify and see what happens. Thanks

[randommachinist]

is there anyway to turn the STL file saved from verify into a solid with just the mastercam software?

[Newbeeee™]

Not that I'm aware of. There's a couple of free stl>stp convertors out there but I believe the results are not very good.

[Tyler Robotson]

Hey guys, working with x8 here and this is my issue. Basically I'm cutting out some lettering and have a couple tight radius' in there. A few .030 and .015. Anyways, I roughed around the contours of the lettering with a .093 ball endmill, but of course its going to leave material where those tight radius' are. So I was wondering if there's anyway I can create a stock model or solid based off of what my .093 ball endmill machined. Because I may just go back and change those radius' so that my current cutter can hit them instead of ordering new cutters. However, I'm afraid that if I start changing my geometry I'm worried that it wont line up the lettering I already have cut out. Cause I also have to go back and radius the top edges of my letters. So everything has to line up correctly. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Have you checked out the rest-mill toolpaths?

[jlw™]

See attached. It's kinda like black magic.

 

I drew the solid, created a stock op off of it which is unnecassary, I just like to do it.

 

I ran the rough path.

 

Verified it using the stock model as stock.

 

Saved that out as stl.

 

Ran a rest path.