Change Entry Point

Change Entry Point

dion.billard
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Change Entry Point

dion.billard
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I am trying to set up a simple Wasteboard facing operation. Everything was set up to the bottom left corner for origin but the bit enters the board at the board right. How do i change this to start in the bottom left?? I've search everywhere but cannot find an answer to this simple question.

 

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seth.madore
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For Facing, change "Pass Direction" to 180, it will start on the opposite side:

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dion.billard
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Thanks. I tried that and it puts it to the top left corner, not bottom left. If i try 270deg it puts it at the bottom left, but its milling along the Y-axis and not the X-axis. I want to keep the same x-axis milling, just change the point of entry.

 

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seth.madore
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Like this?

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We can also use "Pass Direction Reference" along with Pass direction of 180 deg. I've attached a sample file


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dion.billard
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Not really. I want it to enter where the origin (x-y-z- axis shows). No matter what combination of pass direction and preference i use i cannot get it to start at the origin and travel along the X-Axis. I am literally just trying to move the start point from here to there... 

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In the end it probably doesn't matter but i find it very strange that you cannot define the entry point of the bit. If anything, it should default to the origin of the stock, not some random 'other' place.

 

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seth.madore
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I understand now, my apologies. I misunderstood your initial post.

I think it comes down to Climb/Conventional and Fusion wants to do a Climb cut first off, and then go into a Conventional. If I was to switch to Conventional only, it would start at the correct location:

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Seth Madore
Customer Advocacy Manager - Manufacturing


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dion.billard
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Thanks Seth. Changing the direction to conventional does put the bit to the origin, but now its cutting in one direction. Its fine, i just find it very odd that you have to jump through hoops to simply define a start point of the bit in the stock. And in the end, i still couldn't get the set up i wanted which was milling in both directions with the entry at the origin. Seems so simple!

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