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- Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:55 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Roundover (smooth) end of a two-rail sweep
- Replies: 2
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Re: Roundover (smooth) end of a two-rail sweep
Never mind - figured it out.
- Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:07 am
- Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Roundover (smooth) end of a two-rail sweep
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1738
Roundover (smooth) end of a two-rail sweep
I'm modeling a submarine profile and am working on the fairwater, rudder, and planes. I've got the shape of the air foil (ok - hydrofoil) using a two-rail sweep. The problem is that the two-rail sweep produces a part with an abrupt (flat) end. The top of a submarine fairwater is rounded over to be h...
- Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:53 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: 3D Roughing Tool Paths
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2505
Re: 3D Roughing Tool Paths
Do you have a link to the previous discussion? I tried the Z-level raster - I don't like it for similar reasons to the X- or Y-raster. In the case of the Z-raster, the roughing path appears to hog out area based on the underlying structure. It looks like its going to carve the ultimate shape at each...
- Sat Jul 20, 2019 4:58 am
- Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: 3D Roughing Tool Paths
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2505
3D Roughing Tool Paths
It seems to me that the Aspire coding of a 3D roughing tool path is very inefficient. What I mean is this: When I have a lot of surface detail, and some deep cuts as well, the program spends an inordinate amount of time retracing the already completed surface detail while stepping through the tool p...
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 3:30 am
- Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
- Topic: 3D view with Vcarve pro
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4925
Re: 3D view with Vcarve pro
"The wrap preview isn't supported in VCarve Pro. You can see the toolpaths wrapped around a wireframe"
How can I do this? I'm not finding anything in VCarve Pro 7.0
Gary
How can I do this? I'm not finding anything in VCarve Pro 7.0
Gary