sloping vectors

[jean]

I would like to create vectors to cut out a section about 4" long starting at 0 depth on one end, going to 1/4" deep on other. How would I set that up?
Thanks

[gkas]

Use the chamfer or the fluting toolpath.

[FixitMike]

Fluting toolpath. Use an end mill. Space the guide vectors about 1/4 of the end mill diameter apart. Be aware that the vectors set the path of the center of the end mill. The cut will extend past the ends of the vectors by the end mill radius. Also, the low point will have a flat the width of the end mill diameter.

[SteveNelson46]

The moulding toolpath works pretty good too. Depending on your needs. Pic shows a sloped rectangle using a 1/4" em with a 6 percent stepover

[adze_cnc]

I suppose you could add a tilted zero plane. The tilt would be 3.576 degrees from the horizontal. Then create a pocket toolpath with zero depth and select the "Project to 3D" option.

The trick is to get the place where the tilted zero plane intersects the material surface plane at the edge of your rectangle that is at 0 depth.

In the attached image the cyan rectilinear block is our material. The dark blue rectangle is the area to be pocketed. The sloped red plane is the zero plane. Note how it intersects the left edge of the blue rectangle.

Steven

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[Rcnewcomb]

Or shim one end of the board the appropriate amount and use a regular pocket.