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  1. Not sure how many review the Tech Exchange, but just watched this video and nice to see something I have had to do simplified with these 2 options added. These two things alone make me want to only program in 2022.
    2 points
  2. Depending on the Material. I was tearing tools up ramping into Inconel and Ti. We predrilled them and the tools latest 3-6 times longer.
    2 points
  3. Don't forget to set control to "free cutting mode" instead of "accurate cutting mode". It could make a huge difference. Unless, of course, there is surface tolerance.
    1 point
  4. Once you've set your C axis, you can go in and take 2 circles at different depths of a known distance. Then use trigonometry to calculate the amount of A axis angle to move. Once moved, pick up your XYZ again.
    1 point
  5. I have to agree. I would drill out the corners if planning on using size on size tool. I would think about copying the solid to a new level and make the corners .300 verse the .25. Machine everything and then come back with a 3/8 bull endmill with relief shank and then finish those corners and call it a day. You could finish the walls and everything with a 3/8 endmill just cannot push it that hard is all. Yes you can swarf those walls, but the question is why would you want to? I would step down finishing that wall normal to the walls in 2D profile shape and have nice looking walls. Going to Swarf does give you a shorter tool, but to get a good finish would require 50 to 100 more passes to accomplish the same task. Why do all that extra work when it is not needed. Now if you are just wanting to know how to do it then here you go with swarf toolpath to cut it. I added a holder and also changed the floor process to have 10 degree tilt on the holder as it gets close to the walls. https://www.dropbox.com/s/kxjwv3fropziue8/5th%20Axis%20Part2.emcam?dl=0
    1 point
  6. Here's a fun multiaxis video that puts a toe in the deeper end of the pool and gives some insight into when to go after parameters like Max Angle Increment, Cut Tolerance, and Maximum Distance, as well as using the oft-ignored and slightly opaque "Smoothing" subpage of Collision Control. There are a few Making the Cut videos on our Youtube page already and more to come in the future, where we focus on some of the theory behind a specific toolpath or process. Hopefully this is valuable for some!
    1 point
  7. Another thing I will do is helix mill out the drill point if anything greater than 170 or a step inserted drill. The ramp in move is sometimes not enough to keep from overloading the tool and by doing that it also help the tool life.
    1 point

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