Register now to participate in the forums, access the download area, buy Mastercam training materials, post processors and more. This message will be removed once you have signed in.
Use your display name or email address to sign in:
Mike, a good percentage of my milling tools are "custom", if you look at the help files you are instructed to only have arcs or lines, and have it as undefined, you also need to define the dia correctly for it to visually verify.
I use these tools for rough profiling screw compressors, and have found no problems with the profile/shape they produce ( i rough the profile to around .5/.6mm from finished), and have found no problem with the shape produced.
I verify and save the STL file and use this to compare against a designed shape
as crazy millman says, if the geometry is not 100% then verify does not work properly, i have the same problem with just one of my tools, and can find no reason for it, every other custom tool is perfect
James, i think ? you are talking about transforming your entities using a plane other than top, if so click the plane button at the bottom of the screen, pick your plane for rotation/transform and work from there
Grind a flat rake on the cutting edge of the drill (standard practice when drilling any plastic) this will give excellent surface finish and hold tolerances very well
eMastercam - your online source for all things Mastercam.
Together, we are the strongest Mastercam community on the web with over 56,000 members, and our online store offers a wide selection of training materials for all applications and skill levels.