Help with Emoji Project

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monalek49
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Help with Emoji Project

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Good Afternoon Forum,
I am seeking some help again. I want to cut the free DM emojis. I have some scrap clear pine that is about .75 inches thick.
I have imported the emoji files. I can get the emoji file into the modeling tab. My difficulty is deciding how thick the base should be and the model height . So I settled on .20 for the base height and overall height of .53 for the project. I want to set the Z height to table base.
My difficulty is cutting the emoji out. I seem confused on how to set up a profile cut on the border of the emoji. It is not a perfect circle. The sunglass edge sticks out a bit.
I also do not under stand the message when run the 3d finishing program that states Large Machining Allowance selected.
Not sure what this means. I am also wondering what to set the rest Machining to. I would like to not have to sand to much.
Any advice or tips and help is greatly appreciated.
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martin54
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Re: Help with Emoji Project

Post by martin54 »

Select the 3D model, go to the modeling tab at the top of the screen, on the dropdown list select create vector boundary for selected 3D model :lol: :lol:
This will create a boundary vector for the model.

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SteveNelson46
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Re: Help with Emoji Project

Post by SteveNelson46 »

Machining allowance on the roughing toolpath is how much material is left for the finishing toolpath to remove. If it exceeds more than 20% of the tool diameter, in this case .025" or 20% of a 1/8" endmill, then you will get the error message.

I really don't think you need rest machining on such a small project. Your 1/8 em in the roughing toolpath has already done most of the work. Delete the 1/8" EM in the finishing toolpath and it should be good to go. If you really need that much more resolution on the finished project try replacing the 1/8" end mill in the finishing toolpath with a 1/16" ballnose. You could even add a 1/32" ballnose for a smoother finish. Successively smaller bits will produce an even smoother finish.
Steve

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