How to Modify 2D Adaptive Toolpath?

[Anonymous]

I am very new to Fusion 360.  I just modeled and applied a 2d Adaptive toolpath to my first part.  I noticed the endmill toolpath is based on the stock boundary I created.  It is basically stepping over from the outer boundary while following the contour (for the basic contour I have anyway).  Is there a way to change the toolpath to machine horizontal or vertical across the selected contours use 2d Adaptive?  My parts have flame cut edges.  I don't want the cutter in contact with these surfaces in longer than it needs to be.  Any help on this would be greatly appropriated.

Thank You

[paolo.bastianelli]

Hi @Anonymous and welcome to the forum!

Are you referring to the way the passes are offset from the contour? Can you give me some extra details?

Also, it would really help if you could attach to the post (or send me at paolo.bastianelli@autodesk.com) your project (File-Export->f3d) so I can take a look and help you out with this.

Cheers,
Paolo

[paolo.bastianelli · Accepted solution]

I looked at your project. I understand you'd like to change the way the toolpath is directed to maintain a constant load and avoid going over some surfaces multiple times, but there is no concept of a “stepover” in Adaptive. And the load always stays constant when using Adaptive Clearing, regardless of which direction the algorithm will find as most suitable.

I managed to get a different style of trochoidal moves using sketches rather than picking on the geometry, but I’m not sure it’s what you want (see below). 

Adaptive Clearing

With 2D pocket obviously you’d have more control (see below), but you wouldn’t have constant load on your tool (and I’m sure you wouldn’t do it with 1 stepdown only).

2D Pocket

I'll send you a modified version of your project in private.