Extend links

[Bnuno608]

is it possible to extend and links in extend move? this is paralell strategy, i can increase the entry and exit, but but not the links between, or  i need to extend the surface?

[seth.madore]

At present, you need to extend the surface

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It does appear that using a Machining Boundary and Boundary Offset does seem to get us what we're looking for. Past history tells me that should have been a  "waterfall" result, so I'm not sure when that was changed or perhaps I'm just conflating it with something else 🤔

 

[a.laasW8M6T · Accepted solution]

Hi

Seth the reason its not waterfalling here is that you have a bottom height containing the toolpath.

If you change that to model bottom then it does waterfall

Containing with the bottom height works fine for a flat surface but will be problematic for other sloped/curved geometry.

Flow is the only toolpath that properly applies tangential extensions to surfaces, other strategies will require making extended surfaces in the design workspace

[seth.madore]

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@a.laasW8M6T wrote:

Hi

Seth the reason its not waterfalling here is that you have a bottom height containing the toolpath.

If you change that to model bottom then it does waterfall

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Yeah, that was something that occurred to me late last night as I was dozing off. I'm still curious as to why it actually extended the surfaces though. Truthfully, I've never used a Parallel toolpath on a purely flat surface (we have better toolpaths for that task), so it's likely that it's always been able to extend like that.