radius tool in verify poor results

[cherokeechief79]

I have a simple 2 x 2 square  that I'm putting a .25 radius around the top with a "roundover" tool.

I created the tool myself and in verify the round it puts on the part is 3 different angles without anything at all that resembles a radius.

I have the precision slider all the way up.

in backplot it looks fine even in verify if I stop it ,it looks like the tool is only contacting in 3 points and makes straight lines between them.

surely there is some way to bump up the precision on this.

oops this is 2018 but looks the same in 19

[MrFish]

seeing the same here with a 1mm roundover tool, but am confident its just graphical, looks mint in Vericut

[CJep]

13 hours ago, cherokeechief79 said:

I have a simple 2 x 2 square  that I'm putting a .25 radius around the top with a "roundover" tool.

I created the tool myself and in verify the round it puts on the part is 3 different angles without anything at all that resembles a radius.

I have the precision slider all the way up.

in backplot it looks fine even in verify if I stop it ,it looks like the tool is only contacting in 3 points and makes straight lines between them.

surely there is some way to bump up the precision on this.

oops this is 2018 but looks the same in 19

You need to check the simulation engine in Verify, the default setting is to use the 3 axis engine. Go to the file tab select options and switch the engine to 5 axis, this will titghen up the tolerances and the round over tool will cut a radius instead of a chamfer.

 

 

[cherokeechief79]

wow!

thank you so much!

this has been bugging me for a loooong time.

works perfect now.

[rickcact1]

Are  there any disadvantages to leaving it in 5 axis all the time?

[CJep]

5 minutes ago, rickcact1 said:

Are  there any disadvantages to leaving it in 5 axis all the time?

Not that I have noticed been running it in 5 axis since McamX9