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Undercutting & Checked Geometry

bmxjeff
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Undercutting & Checked Geometry

bmxjeff
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Hey guys,  I can't remember but, has Undercutting always avoided the Geometry  "Under" the checked Surfaces? 

In this image, the Little sliver of a surface I selected as Checked. So, it avoided every thing under that surface too.

 

Basically, I can't cut Under a checked surface? I thought I could at 1 time. Maybe not. Thanks!  

 

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Jeff Hooper (Owner)
Hooper Machine and Design
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LibertyMachine
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You should be able to get there... Any chance you could share the file or invite someone to it so I/We/They can play around with it?


Seth Madore
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bmxjeff
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Seth,

 

I thought so too! I've see this behavor for the last 2 years, I think. I can't remember if it has always been that way. I guess I could find an old model and re-generate the code. 

 

Thanks!

Jeff Hooper (Owner)
Hooper Machine and Design
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LibertyMachine
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Ummmm.....

I did nothing to it. But it appears that it's doing what you are looking for:

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Seth Madore
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bmxjeff
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I got a path that will work, but If I didn't want the tool to touch the top, I can't select them as Checked. 

Jeff Hooper (Owner)
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bmxjeff
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I'm such a CAM snot. But I drink Folgers coffee. "Not a coffee snot"

 

I checked the older one. I just used Slope and a boundary. Actually, back then.... there was no "Checked Geo" option yet in Fusion. : ) It's come a long way! 

Jeff Hooper (Owner)
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LibertyMachine
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Even though you have something that works now, I flipped it around and selected everything I wanted to cut (the Touch part in Avoid/Touch):

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Seth Madore
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bmxjeff
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Nice! I'm trying to do that but the path keeps failing to generate. I honestly have not thought of using "Touch" like that. That will save me some work.

 

Thanks man!

 

I have no idea why this post says it needs an answer. : )   Must have hit the wrong button in an email.

Jeff Hooper (Owner)
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LibertyMachine
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Here's your file back. I selected the faces I wanted to cut, ticked the "Touch" box and that's all she wrote


Seth Madore
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bmxjeff
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Thanks again Seth! I find it interesting that Checked Geo doesn't work with undercutting but the Touch option does.

 

Back to my Folgers.  

Jeff Hooper (Owner)
Hooper Machine and Design
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