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CAM Trouble with updated feature "Avoid/machine surfaces"
Hello. Can anyone help with the new updates to "avoid/machine surfaces" under 3D parallel CAM settings? Ever since the latest software update, I am unable to get the tool to completely avoid certain selected surfaces. (See my pics)
Im using a .25" ball nose end to finish this guitar neck. The tool continues to rise up an over the "non selected" flat areas of my part.
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Give it some Axial clearance on the "Avoid" group. Result:

Seth Madore
Customer Advocacy Manager - Manufacturing
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I dunno, there has got to be a better way. It worked perfectly before the update
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this way is better when you learn it. Select a new group, set it as avoid, and don't forget you can still use Boundaries.
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I get the same results. I already had a group that was set to avoid, but the tool still rises up and over the boundary to avoid. How do you use boundaries? I don't understand why this is so difficult now.
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Contact point boundary should be enabled about 99% of the time you are surfacing!
Then set it to tool center
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Thank you. I tried it and got these strange loop jumping lines a the top edge of the part
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That comes from your tolerances and avoid distances.
Fusion