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Surface finishing

arne
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Surface finishing

arne
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Can anyone help me out here?
I'm getting not the surface finishes i want with 3d-machining.
I used 3d-morph for this particular Operation. Parallel doesnt work that great either.
I'm pretty sure this is a code issue not a mechanical one although it is a pretty old hurco bmc30 with ultimax 3 Controller.

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BjoernJohnsson
Autodesk
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Hello Arne

 

Could you attach you model, then we can look into what's happening?

 

Regards,

Björn Johnsson

Sr. Software Engineer for HSM CAM



Bjoern Johnsson

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arne
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Hi Björn,

 

here is the model file. And the NC-Code, I didn't know how to export the setup. But if u send me a pm with your mail I could invite you to this project.

 

Regards

 

Arne

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BjoernJohnsson
Autodesk
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Hello Arne

 

Is it possible for you to share the file with some of the operations where you didn't get the surface finish you expected?

I would like to see the generated toolpaths for those operations.

 

Thanks,

Björn Johnsson

Sr. Software Engineer for HSM CAM



Bjoern Johnsson

Principal Software Engineer
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arne
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I'm trying to figure out how to export the cam file

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BjoernJohnsson
Autodesk
Autodesk

Hi Arne

 

There are some irregularities in the parallel toolpaths that might explain your surface finish, that stems from the triangulation of the surface. It can be improved by lowering the tolerance.

Or this is something you have already tried?

 

Regards,

Björn Johnsson

Sr. Software Engineer for HSM CAM



Bjoern Johnsson

Principal Software Engineer
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arne
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I already tried to lower the tolerance but I bumped it back up again, since I thought having too many toolpath points (in the simulation) would cause the bad surface finish.

That is aswell the reason I put the smoothing that high.

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arne
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Might this even be a postprocessor problem?

Aren't arcs only allowed in XY Plane by default? Maybe allowing them in any plane might work...

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