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If you want the transition to occur over the entire span, then I'd use just two profiles: one at the start and one at the end. If you want to confine the transition to a particular area, try this: Put a copy of the start profile at the start, and at the beginning of the transition area, and a copy o...

Stunning.
And thanks for taking the time to include a step-by-step.

There is a wonderful German word: Schadenfreude. Nothing really like it in English, as far as I can tell.
May have applicability here.

Hey Ted, as a revered Vectric Wizard, can you teach me how to avoid jumping to conclusions without analyzing the evidence?

There is this as well on Facebook:

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Mentions new interface, and looks like they have incorporated the Zank inlay method (see the mention of "plug inlay")

I use Aspire for fretboards, not VCP, so I don't know if my method will work for you in VCP. I use a zero plane. I model the fretboard 2 to 3 mm wider on each side than the finished fretboard. I cut the model to that greater width, (adding an additional offset in the rough and finish toolpaths just ...

Learning some things here. The cusp height issue is very illuminating. I created a quick excel spreadsheet formula (attached). Enter the tool diameter in the cell highlighted in yellow, and the stepover in the cell in red, and you get the cusp height in green. All in inches. You will need to change ...

Hmmm. The time calculated in the model Shark posted was the 6 hours 49 minutes. .5" ball nose, 200 ipm. Picture 1 is taken from that model. The time calculated in the model in the OP (same vectors, just cross section vector oriented vertically and two rail sweep to create 2D model, same .5" ball nos...

I used a 1/2" ball mill.
I'll post it tonight or tomorrow morning, when I'm back to the computer that has it.

Yes, thanks. Cross section vector has to be laid out looking like the moulding profile. Amazing though, cutting with a moulding toolpath is showing 6 3/4 hours at 200 ipm, where the 3D finish toolpath takes 1 3/4 hours. I would have thought the non-3d toolpath would have been much faster. Turns out,...

I'd like to compare the performance of the moulding toolpath with the 3d finish toolpath on this basic model of a radius dish. I've never used the moulding toolpath before. The radius dish "rails" are the outer and inner (tiny) circles, and the cross section is the leg in the middle. No problem crea...

Thanks Steve, learned something. Faster, better method.
Michael

not sure I exactly understand, but if you want the 3 small circles at 120 degrees within the outer band, here it is. To do this I used the center circle, because it is centered on 0/0. I copied the small circle from the top into it, making sure it was equidistant between the two circumferences. Then...

Have a look at Dealguy11's posting in this thread. I think it provides the explanation you need.

viewtopic.php?f=27&t=24723&p=177084&hil ... ft#p177084

I just searched (limited to topic/subject) and in addition to what you have in your list I saw:

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