4Th axis tool path

[HarrisMarine]

Hi Guys, I am Learning Fusion 360 to be ready to start playing on a new Skyfire 5 axis milling machine once it arrives. I am struggling to get 4 axis tool paths on the model that I have attached, Firstly I would like to machine the outside but cannot find a suitable tool path, I have played with wrapped paths in pockets OK but how would you apply one to this?

Mike

[Steinwerks]

It looks like you want a "3D wrapped" toolpath, which is not currently technically available in Fusion. If your machine is going to be 5-axis, why bother with doing it in 4? At any rate I'll play with it later and see what I can come up with, but I doubt it'll post with a 4th axis only.

[HarrisMarine]

Thanks, 5 axis works for me if I knew how LOL

[Steinwerks]

Well, Multi-Axis Flow gets really close to a 4th axis toolpath on the conical face:

But it also gets really wonky trying to do the radius:

Maybe @fonsecr could take a look and see why this is happening.

File is attached.

[fonsecr]

Yes I’ll check it.

[HarrisMarine]

Thanks guys its much appreciated

Mike

[fonsecr]

It might be due to the curvature of the tool being close to the curvature of the inner fillet. That will certainly always be tough to handle - due to the tool hitting the faces of the triangulated fillet. But we still need to try to improve the quality.