I would just use contour set to ramp with a distance of whatever is recommended for your insert.

Use the "To 0.0" field, below the Toolpath Damping, which you have circled. Enter "-.25" in that "To" field, and you should see the path drop below the surface. Damping is about "smoothing out" the quick "drops" or "raises" of the Tool, along the "Tool Axis". This can occur if you are Swarf Cutting several surfaces, where there is a difference between the "lower rails" of each surface. As the tool goes "into the corner", you can experience a situation where the tool "jumps" from one tool position to the next, with a big distance in change "along the tool axis". Damping "smooths this out", by putting in extra vector positions, which move between each different "jump point". Imagine the series of vector positions: ||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||| Damping does something like this: |||||||| | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||| The "damping distance" you enter is the "length along the path" before/after the sudden change in tool position. So your tool positions start "dropping" before you get to the corner, and continue to transition as you go through and past the corner. You're asking "so what do I put in here"? A valid question. My response is typically "how much drop are you accounting for"? I like about a 4:1 difference (minimum) between the Damping Length, and the "drop distance". I think 10:1 gives you really nice smoothing, but you will get a little bit of 'marking' on the surface as you go through the damping moves, since you're altering the cutting force vector of the cut.

No thanks. I'm suffering from "Indignant outrage overload". We live in the era of "look at me", and since I'm all ugly & sh*t, I don't wanna participate. I have never taken a selfie, as I already know what I look like. I'm not a big fan of have stranger's attention focused on me. Apparently, this makes me a misfit in today's world. I'm OK with that.

I've never had an issue using the wizard and updating posts. But there is a chook that is made to update posts so its something that should be used more often but I don't think many people know about it. If I'm updating a post that is more then 3 versions back I will use the chook cause it doesn't care how old the post is. Then you still have to jump through multiple versions to update the machine/control def using the migration wizard.

It helps people see how other people are doing things. It's nice to get out of the bubble once in a while.

Thanks Bob, the Makino is definitely more but the gain's look worth every penny if you have the work for it.

You are welcome, and there are more to come :-)

Do you really think it will change the outcome? How about if I test both machines at 8000 rpm. I will test the Makino at a spindle load of 100%. Do you think the Haas will be able to make that cut? Are you willing to wager?