Rotary 4 axis

[Jammer™]

Good day my fellow grammers!

 

I have uploaded a file to the ftp site in the mc9 folder called oval.zip

 

I am having trouble with the rotary 4 axis toolpath, I am new at the 4 axis game, so I really don't have a clue what I am doing, or why it is looking so horrible. If anyone can check it out and give me some pointers, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

[crazy^millman]

Well if I understnad it correctly you are trying to surface the whole area ebtween the ovals. I would use the filter and do it one way. I don't think this toolpath is the most effective for what you are trying to do. I might look at 5axflow doing it as a 4th axis toolpath. Note: All 5 axis toolapths can be used on a 4th axis machine just tell them 4th axis. I think this toolpath might give you the best results still going to play and see what I come up with.

[Tim Aydt Prototek Engineering]

You might want to take a look at the rolldie c-hook. This looks like this would be a good application for it. I will keep playing with it as well.

 

Tim

[cadcam]

Jammer, look at these parts on my site. I think you can do these the same way.

 

http://www.ppcadcam.com/html/tounge_scraper.html

 

go to Misc parts.

 

I can give you more info. If you agree.

[Jammer™]

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go to Misc parts.

 

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Where is that? From the link?

 

Nevermind.....I found it!

[Jammer™]

Cadcam,

The nylon dies that you show, look exactly like the type of toolpath I need to run. What toolpath was it? Is it available for me to look at? Thanks

 

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I can give you more info. If you agree

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Yes, I agree!!!!

[cadcam]

I will send sample today..

 

Just so you know these all done axes sub and laid flat as 2D.

I will give one or two of the files I did so you can see waht was done.

 

Jay

[John Summers]

If all the details are the same, I would model only ONE detail, and call that as a sub from the main. The main would just be a pattern of points, in the flat, using axis substitution in the toolpath. Make the toolpath for the bevels in the flat or 3d, using ROLLDIE. (Again, only one oval gets a toolpath.)

How do you intend to get in between the ovals? The gap is pretty small.

[cadcam]

Jammer, there is a file on the MC9 dir.

called 4th mark wheel.zip.

 

I did this about 3 to 4 years ago.

But most of the diffrence these days would not pick all the geo and use some transform to do the others.