3D Adaptive and Parallel Toolpath Help

[jesse8KJQB]

I am attempting to cut out our first test model of a gun I modeled in Fusion 360. I am coming from Vetric Aspire and the toolpath setups are much easier but not as detailed as Fusions. Attached is a file of the 2 3D toolpaths, 1 using a 1/4 inch bit and the second using a 1/8 inch bit. Theres a couple places the second 1/8 inch bit are missing so I'm trying to setup a Finishing toolpath using Parallel but I cant seem to get it to cut in more than a couple spots. Any help on this issue would be amazing Thanks!!

[daniel_lyall]

With the parallel toolpath, you need to set a boundary for the toolpath the green squire is what I have selected as the boundary it is sort of like Vcarve but you pick a setion of the model for the toolpath not a sketch (2D toolpaths not 3D in Vcarve) You can use a sketch as well to set the boundry.

The Adaptive toolpaths are roughing toolpaths so you do need to do a finishing toolpath like the parallel toolpath.

Example attached

[DarthBane55]

Are you trying to do like picture below?  I don't know if you want the whole thing in parallel or just some areas, but I can see that in your 1st adaptive path you are leaving 0 for finish allowance, and in your parallel path you have rest machining turned on, from previous operations.  Since the 1st operation leaves nothing, there isn't much to finish because of the rest machining from previous ops.  Just turn that off, and if you want specific areas to be finished draw some sketches to limit the areas to that maybe, or leave some allowance from the 1st operation, not sure what the goal is, but play with those a bit.  You can also easily limit to tool center so it doesn't drop off the side faces like that, or use slope, lots of options to contain areas.

You also has the model check box selected, but no selection made, so turn that off too.

Now i'm going to overstep my jurisdiction a bit here, but with adaptive, usually you'd take as much axially as the tool can, and smaller radial cuts, with high speeds and feeds, but again, in this case maybe you had a special need to take all these steps.  If you take only 1 axial depth, you can pick the rest off with the parameter "fine stepdown".  I am sorry if you are already aware of these things and didn't need them in this case, I just thought I'd mention it.