Machining a bowl

[burquhartGY8VT]

I am wondering what toolpath I could use to machine out a simple bowl shape and an angled slot shape.  I have been playing around with a bunch of options but I can't figure it out.  Just for fun I am trying to use an .125" ball nose.

[seth.madore]

Scallop, Ramp, Morph or Spiral would all be my first choices for finishing toolpaths. For Roughing, it's hard to beat a 3D Adaptive or Pocket Clearing

[burquhartGY8VT]

Thanks

Seems so simple.  I swear I tried that already but you probably hear that all the time....

Follow up question:  when I do the spiral toolpath everything looks good except the toolpaths continue on well above the necessary point of contact which will add a lot of time to the job.  Do you know how I can get the toolpath to end at the material surface rather than continuing on beyond the z level of the stock?

Thanks again

[david.lundbergC7AM5]

Check your Heights tab. Looks like Top height is set to "stock top". (?)

/ David

[burquhartGY8VT]

it was set to .2 and I had played around with different numbers but they didn't seem to have any affect on the toolpath height

[programming2C78B]

Are you using Multiple Depths?

[burquhartGY8VT]

yes

[programming2C78B]

well there you go. It doesn't keep track of your model when you do that, basically just repeats the original pass but with +Z offsets. Use 3D adaptive if you truly want to rough out material beforehand.