Which is the best toolpath?

[Rocky16]

Hi everybody,

I have a problem with my part, how can I erase the cutting air toolpath in this pic? I am using surface rough tool path, or which is the best toolpath in this case? Thanks

 

 

 

BANH RANG Z13M16.MCX-6

[jlw™]

I don't have x6 so I can't help you directly. I recommend you use stock model toolpath and then use rest path.

[djstedman]

In X6 you should be able to use Surface High Speed - Rest Roughing with a containment boundary..

 

I don't know how big that part is, but if it were me I would be using some small solid carbide highfeed mills to remove most of that stock.

[htm01]

get a gear cutter

[AMCNitro]

I would use Surface rough pocket, but I would extend the edges to compensate for the radius of the tool

[fastercam]

Wire edm that bad boy.

[Bob W.]

To me it looks like there is a pretty small step down on the roughing toolpath so why not bypass roughing and use a flowline toolpath leaving .005" or so, then come back with another flowline to finish.  Under gap settings if you use direct or smooth for the transitions you can do a linear extension so the tool transitions off the material.  It is also a function of how many of these you are going to make.  For a limited run I would start with flowline to get the machine running, then look for a faster way to get it done.

[Rocky16]

OK, thank all of you, I am trying to do in some way.

[mkd]

how can I erase the cutting air toolpath in this pic? I am using surface rough tool path, or which is the best toolpath in this case? Thanks

 

 

 

 

toolpath, trim....to answer your question directly.

it is not the favored method which is why people are pointing you in other directions

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

I would use taPER MILL or  grind custom tool for roughing with taper geometry  or piramide cutter or one tooth half diameter grind off cutter .For taper mill I may use HSM.

Then if this is a couple of parts I would go  for a flowline.

If there are a bunch of them I would use tooth profile disk mill.

[David Colin]

I would probably first make a 2D contour to rough material which is easily reachable (with a bigger cutter), that would be probably more productive

[djstedman]

David Collen's method is what I was going to suggest but I couldn't figure out a way to explain it.. its definitely the most efficient way to rough the most stock.