Sometimes the projected geometry is not

clean enough to write a toolpath on

- create the geometry flat write a contour

toolpath and roll it around the dia.

Another option is to create a helix in the

right c plane and create a contour toolpath

using axis substitution

If you laid it out flat then do not unroll it

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I can e-mail you a sample if you like

in top view create 2 vertical lines x times

the number of cuts needed ie: 10 cuts would

require lines to be 10 x p1 x dia in length

they need to be located at both ends of the desired cut - then draw a line from the beginning of one line to the end of the other line - create a contour toolpath on this line

and use axis subtitution to create the code

This is also a way to create grease grooves

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will e-mail it to you later

thursday if you like

Also ran it by creating new splines on the

upper and lower edge of the vertical surface

and created a multiaxis swarf toolpath

limited to 4th axis - needed new splines because

the endpoints on the originals do not match

It will run 4 axis 3d contour if the spline is

broken into segments - part of the smaller

spline is undercut from the larger spline

and the walls are not perpendicular to the

axis of rotation so the part would not be

as drawn - maybe a 5 axis part?

If it is a 3d contour use xform offset contour in

the Z direction and program the tool to the

center not tip - draw a 3d contour in z and

write a toolpath using tip then backplot

using the front or side view this will

illustrate the problem

Create a series of concentric circles above the part create contour toolpaths on thes circles

- they are easy to select using window - then

use toopath project to project the cuts onto the surface

How about Create a drill toolpath using the

points and a ball endmill - create an stl

file of your surface - verify the toolpath

using the stl and save the result

I have had some problems with X4 Mu3 running

windows 7 with an AMD processor

I have some problems with the updates if the

computer has an AMD processor

Make the two solids different colors then

choose the bodies using the colors in quick

mask

Try Programming the letters flat and project the

toolpath

Download arc multi edit dll from ftp site

when it runs it will list radii sizes and

let you edit them if you wish

I think this was discussed before but searched

and didnt find it - is there a way to have

trochoidal tool burial set so that it does not

do that loop motion on the ouside boundry?

Thanks for any help

From geometry opposite inerior angles are equal

when striaght lines intersect - so the tringles

formed are proportional - so let a be the long

unknown and b be the short unknown

5a - 6b = 0

a + b = 6

5a - 6b = 0

6a + 6b = 36 Mulitply by 6 and add

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11a = 36 a = 3.2727 b= 2.7272

Even with art - photos are very difficult to get

good output - it doesn't handle colors or

grey scales well - good line art or clean

black and white photos are much better

Or create geometry above the part and project

the geometry down on the surface and use

contour 3d toolpaths - be aware that in order for

the contours to be accurate you need to offset

the contours in Z be the ball tool radius and

program to the center of the tool

Dont think dynamic is in X3

If it is a solid and you dont have solids in

mastercam you can,t move the solid - if that

is the case create surfaces and then manipulate

the part or create a new WCS to suit

Two things to try set - point generator to create

more cut moves in the corner - enable fanning

which starts the tool leading into the corner before the corner actually starts