CAM: Using a tapered ball end mill

[jrychter]

I'm running into problems trying to use any of my tapered ball end mills, like one in the picture below. The problem is that Fusion doesn't seem to take the tapered shape into account and computes toolpaths that ram the wider part of the tool into stock.

I looked through all the settings and tool geometry configuration, but I can't find anything that would help. Is there something I'm missing? As it is now, I've yet to find a case where I can actually use one of these mills...

[jhackney1972]

Would it be possible to attach one of your models where you are using this tool.  To reasons, it would be nice to use your model and the second reason I do not have a tapered mill in my library.

[jrychter]

Sure, here's a quick and dirty example — see the toolpath for T22. I would expect Fusion to take the taper into account and keep a distance from steep walls to avoid collisions, but it seems it does not. Unless I'm missing something.

[jrychter]

Just to explain: when you get to smaller sizes (1mm and less), ball end mills that are not tapered are hard to come by. I was hoping Fusion would be smart enough to take the endmill shape into account.

[jrychter]

Hmm — any other suggestions? Are tapered endmills not usable in Fusion 360?