How can I program a parallel pass to extend straight off the part without wrapping around?

How can I program a parallel pass to extend straight off the part without wrapping around?

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How can I program a parallel pass to extend straight off the part without wrapping around?

chohmanQ74YB
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Is there a way to program parallel passes so that the ball mill does not wrap around the sides of the part as shown below?

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I do not really see the purpose and if anything seems like more room for error. 

 

Fusion file attached.

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a.laasW8M6T
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Hi

 

There are a few ways of doing this.

 

I'll show two ways of doing it with the parallel toolpath and my preferred solution using Flow

(view in My Videos)

Andrew Laas
Senior Machinist, Scott Automation


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chohmanQ74YB
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Thank you! There's always something to learn.

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