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5-AXIS ENGRAVING ISSUE


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:               Good Evening Everyone,

I hope all is well. I’m having an issue with trying to engrave characters on a non-planar surface using curve and project curve toolpaths. This is for my 5-axis Mazak VC-500A 5X machine. (Trunnion Style) The orientation of the part when you open the file relative to Mastercam’s default “Top Plane” is exactly where it needs to be. Re-orientation of the part in Mastercam is not an option.

I have attached the file for everyone's reference.

It looks as though the project curves toolpath is working but I cannot get a Z- Retract between each letter (or chain) The tool drags over the next letter without a Z- retract.

The goal is to engrave the letters in a 5-axis fashion (keeping the tool perpendicular to the curved surface.)

I appreciate everyone's time in advance.

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Can not open it because i am using mc2017 and you are using a newer version.

Did you try to create a new plane at the engraving curve instead of using top plane? Create a new surface if you do not have it and create a new plane in there, at the curve or create a new curve on edge at that new surface. 

 

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Alright. Our friends at In-House Solutions have found the solution. See picture... Thanks Everyone. Setting the "Default Links" to "Retract to Rapid Distance"

The Handbook that in-house solutions have to cover multiaxis tool paths (Volume 3)  doesn't really cover this tool path very well. (I have the 2017 series so mabey the 2019 series is better) The example file they give is also not very well constructed either. The example they give has the "Default Links set to "Direct" and the tool still manages to jump over to the next chain. I'm not sure what setting they have in that file which makes the tool jump.

But in a nut shell. I expected more from the Handbook. 

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