Ramping into a pocket
Ramping into a pocket
Hey all!! Thanks for helping me on my earlier post about Mach3. Finally making some real parts, and trying to use the ramping feature in a pocket. I can't seem to get it to work, can someone walk me thru it? Basically what I am trying to do is face of my workpiece, but I need the tool to not plunge straight down into my material. I got it to work once by accident, but can't for the life of me remember how I did it.
Thanks!!
Walt
Thanks!!
Walt
Re: Ramping into a pocket
After selecting Pocket tool path, check the box that says you would like to consider advanced options. I believe it is in the upper most box.
About two thirds of the way down the menu there should be a box that allows you to ramp plunge moves. It can be selected, and will ask you the distance over which you would like to plunge.
I think that is what you are looking for.
About two thirds of the way down the menu there should be a box that allows you to ramp plunge moves. It can be selected, and will ask you the distance over which you would like to plunge.
I think that is what you are looking for.
Re: Ramping into a pocket
Yes that's it but when I do it, it doesn't ramp, it still just plunges strait down into the material.
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
Did you Recalculate Toolpaths and then save the new toolpath?
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
Yes sir, I tried it several times, looked at the code and there was no ramping. Late last night I shut my computer down and restarted. When I tried it again it worked. I'm not sure what was going on, but I did get it to work.
Thanks for your help!
Thanks for your help!
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
I have done all that was mentioned in this post and I'm still getting no ramping in a pocket tool path. cutting a 3/4" pocket with a 1/4"bit 1/4" deep. set rampimg to 4" distance when i check the toolpath in 3d view no ramp. Please help.
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
Can you post a couple of screenshots of how you have it set up as that will help the board experts doesn the wireframe toolpath view not show the ramp ??
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
It was working yesterday just fine and I changed my material size from 4x8 to 5x5 once I recalculated and saved the toolpath and ran the part, no ramp.
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
hopefully that is what your looking for. Thank you so much for the help.
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
I tried copying the vectors to a new file and starting the toolpath process from scratch and stillno ramp. then i just drew a rectangle and toolpathed that as a pocket and the ramp shows up
there so that tells me its something to do with my file
there so that tells me its something to do with my file
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
now I've tried removing the fillets no luck. then I tried to offset the whole thing outward 1" and still no ramp. weird!
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
here is the file
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
sorry not the same one i was sending shots of but this one is doing the same thing
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
Now I changed the bit to a 1/2" and the ramp shows up which is really the bit I should be using I know but anyway I changed back to the 1/4" bit and changed the step-over to 80% and that did it! Hopefully all this is helpful to someone down the line.
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Re: Ramping into a pocket
Has anyone looked at this file and saw the same problem I did? Just curious.