Storkman
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Thanks guys. I'll try those. Extending it and trimming it back sounds like it will do what I want. I don't know why I didn't think of it. But I haven't trimed a toolpath in a long time. Thanks again.
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the start point isnt the problem. mastercam breaks it into a various number of passes that dont always start and stop where you want. I have tried dividing the length of the boundery evenly and using that number for the stepover and it still doesnt come out right.
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I can't share my file with you do to our firewall. But I recently ran a surface-rough-parallel toolpath and it came up short on one end by .200 and the other by .100. Using a 1.25 diameter endmill with a .45 stepover. I had to keep extending my boundery to get it to stop and start roughly where I wanted.
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I am using version 7.2c. This is a problem for my other programmers. I don't currently have a file with this toolpath but I will try to find one to send you.
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Thanks for your reply but my problem isn't starting at a peticular point but that the tool wont start at the designated "x" or "y" line it divides up the containment area and starts or ends anywhere from .100 to .500 inside the boundery. Especially when using half the diameter of the cutter for a stepover.
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When using the surface-rough-parallel toolpath with a toolcenter boundery, I have a problem making the tool hit the ends of the boundery when I use a large stepover. Is there any way to force the tool to use the exact start and stop bounderies?