This is true but proves very difficult with the amount of contours it has, at least in Creo. I have not used other softwares. In the meantime last night I just broke down the blocks into approximate amounts of material left times the cm^3 divided by the height divided by depth of cut and then times the length to get the linear cm of tool path. For now this will have to work. BUT I appreciate the help. Thanks!

If the part is not drawn up as a FULL solid (see attached), is there anyway to complete the analysis? This is 1/14th of the under-tray model to clarify. Part was drawn up in Creo 3.0 thickened, merged and imported as an IGES surfaces and imported to Mastercam with surfaces and wire frame. On one thought, I just tried to import in solids with the IGES but still the problem occurs like there is no solids in the import. Ideas or am I SOL and have to do it manually?

WoW! That was easy.. Ever looked at something and looked past what you were looking for?! Lol. Thank you Sir!

Hello, New to the forum and CNC milling. For a cost report for Formula SAE one requirement is to calculate the amount (in cm) of material removal. I know where to locate the Path Length (rapid/feed) and the like but i am looking for a quicker way to calculate the amount removed as I have 14 blocks of MDF machined for an under-tray. Although it is symmetrical side to side, each block (7 of them) I will have to calculate the approx material removed. Any help on this? Thanks