Ball End Mill Sweep

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to do a clean sweep that imitates the shape a ball end mill? I'm trying to create a path that has 90 degree bends and whose end product looks like it was cut by a ball end mill. If there's a way to avoid sweeping the straight areas and then revolving the corners, I'd be happy to know.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Another way of achieving the same result is to:

1. Do an extrude down from the top surface
2. Fillet the corners and the bottom edges

As seen in the image, the results are the same as mcgyvr's 'Y' corners;
however you only have to use two features for as many corners as you require.

[mcgyvr]

Good method jconklin..

Simple with the correct end result

[Anonymous]

The results depend on how you do the sweep. As Jeff
has pointed out, if it is a continuous sweep around the corner, you will end up
with the results that upset mcgyvr due to the G0 condition. If you do each
segment independently, you will get better results. In the attached
image used the Ball_end_straight sample iFeature, and the results look
correct. 

Loren Jahraus

Autodesk Inventor Product
Design

[zma1013]

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The results depend on how you do the sweep. As Jeff
> has pointed out, if it is a continuous sweep around the corner, you will end up

> with the results that upset mcgyvr due to the G0 condition. If you do each
> segment independently, you will get better results. In the attached
> image used the Ball_end_straight sample iFeature, and the results look
> correct. 

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Loren Jahraus

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Autodesk Inventor Product
> Design

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Haha, I laughed.

[Anonymous]

wrote in message news:6077462@discussion.autodesk.com...
Good method jconklin..

Simple with the correct end result

[Anonymous]

Thanks jconklin. That's a different (perhaps easier) way. My trouble before was that I was trying to run a ball mill around a cyllindrical surface and the sweep/revolves were getting a bit tiresome.