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Machining Boundary

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 02:29:19 GMT

HI guys,

im doing a ramp tool path on the out side of this fly wheel cover and i do not want it to do the k in the center. ive been messing with the machining boundary but i cant find the option where i can tell it to stay out of a certain area. thanks jeremy

Re: Machining Boundary

Marco.Takx — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 06:59:58 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

If you use the 3D Milling -> Ramp operation what you can do at first is to create a Patch surface for the contour of that logo.

After created that you can use the Model setting within the Geometry tab and add the patch surface to this operation.

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Re: Machining Boundary

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:07:50 GMT

I've been looking for a solution to this problem for a long time. Maybe i'm overthinking it, which is entirely possible.

Seems autodesk assumes that everybody only machines on the inside of a boundary.

It'd be nice if you could set multiple "inside" boundary lines and multiple "outside" boundary lines.

Re: Machining Boundary

lenny_1962 — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:34:39 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I've been looking for a solution to this problem for a long time. Maybe i'm overthinking it, which is entirely possible.
Seems autodesk assumes that everybody only machines on the inside of a boundary.
It'd be nice if you could set multiple "inside" boundary lines and multiple "outside" boundary lines.

like any cam software sometime you either need to cover up or draw a sketch to help avoid or control were a tool goes.

you could draw a doughnut sketch to contain toolpath usually works pretty good.

Re: Machining Boundary

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:48:28 GMT

I use power mill 40 plus hours a week as a full time programmer at my day job.i run my own shop at night and got hsm because cad/cam is way nicer then separate programs also i could have both for just shy of half the price of power-mill. swapping between the two software is a constant struggle, but both have there pros and cons but if i could as the hsm team to look in to a few things it would be boundary and the wcs of power mill is light years ahead. just if you could click the area like a profile to say what side of the boundary you wanted i would have saved hours over the last couple weeks. thanks to every one who chimed in and help i did get it... eventually!

Re: Machining Boundary

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:22:22 GMT

Submitted this idea a while back. Please vote it up!

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/hsm-ideas/have-the-ability-to-set-different-tool-containment-types-for/idi-p/6553370