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Alan.Lindberg
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Milling text on a cylinder

I am using 2D Contour and Wrap Toolpath to "engrave" multiple lines of text on a cylinder. I have done this successfully many times before. I am now encountering issues with the milling result.  Everything appears to work, and simulation looks good. On the Tormach mill, the milling result is exactly as the simulation appears when wrap toolpath is not used. In other words the text closest to the cylinder is milled, bit the mill does not touch the cylinder away from that center line. 

 

I have all of the latest software as well as the latest Tormach post files. I have tried this multiple times, even making new designs and manufacturing setups and operations from scratch, and had the same results.