Hi
I am having issues with the tool paths on vcarve desktop. issues are with the finishing path. my rough cuts are perfect, when I go to do the finishing cut I get random issues with the cut going all the way through the part and not following the vectors correctly. it wants to cut all the way through the material in some places and not in others. I have no idea what I am doing wrong...
Help Please
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Re: Help Please
Is this with a 3D roughing/finishing toolpath?
Re: Help Please
yes, I am importing a simple slt file and trying to cut it out from 2" thick material.
I am importing the stl, selecting the item creating a vector, running the roughing tool path and all is great. I run the finising tool path and get really odd results it wants to cut all the way through in some places and not others its leaving areas uncut etc...
I am importing the stl, selecting the item creating a vector, running the roughing tool path and all is great. I run the finising tool path and get really odd results it wants to cut all the way through in some places and not others its leaving areas uncut etc...
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Hard to say exactly without seeing the file but did you zero the Z to the same level as the roughing tool when putting the finishing tool in?
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thanks for the help I am not even getting to cutting the parts yet, I can see the issues in vcarve preview
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Going to need to see the actual file or some screenshots to be able to help anymore. I've never come across that before at the preview stage.
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Re: Help Please
I do not know the capabilities of v carve pro desktop with 3d.. First I would look at the depth of the model. Second, I would check to see where in the material the model is setting. Third I would check the roughing pass allowance followed by the finish pass depth of cut.
Bob
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Re: Help Please
Have you tried cutting that using 2D toolpaths ?
If it were me I would just draw some vectors & then cut that using profile & pocket cuts, would probably save a lot of time & get a better finish at the same time.
Not sure I can help with your problem though
Bob has posted some good info, about the size of the model & it's position in your material block, what machining allowances are you using ?
what bits are you using & are you using the same bit for both the roughing & finishing toolpaths ?
If it were me I would just draw some vectors & then cut that using profile & pocket cuts, would probably save a lot of time & get a better finish at the same time.
Not sure I can help with your problem though
Bob has posted some good info, about the size of the model & it's position in your material block, what machining allowances are you using ?
what bits are you using & are you using the same bit for both the roughing & finishing toolpaths ?
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Thanks everyone for the advice. I ended up going with. A 2D tool path as I could never get the 3D import to cut clean. I did figure out that the 3D finishing cut is not happy if you select an end Mill and only works for me under a ball nose.
Also I discovered that using the bed as zero was giving me issues with the Z as my controller had a default of 40mm safe max. So this was causing the bit not to clear my 2” material.
Also I discovered that using the bed as zero was giving me issues with the Z as my controller had a default of 40mm safe max. So this was causing the bit not to clear my 2” material.