powermill 2018 stock model

[Anonymous]

does powermill fill in undercut areas on a surface when creating a stock model.  I will eventually flip this block over to finish from the opposite side.

[iamcdn79]

See this topic

[Anonymous]

thanks for the link.  hopefully this is something that will be corrected in the future so i am not forced to keep having to create a second stock model.

[NanchenO]

I raised a call for this weakness to Delcam's support a few years ago... and it's still open 

Olivier

[j.lacrasse]

@NanchenO

Stop chiding!! We have ribbon 

J.Lacrasse

[NanchenO]

And a monster pack of icons very well hidden into numerus geological layers... Who will be the fastest to find them again... without macros !!!

Olivier

[rui_rita]

Hi

ypu can try this command and recalculate the stock rest material

"preview stockmodel_with_undercut preview"

I didn't make many test on this... only that takes longer to calculate

but you are free tro try it and post you experience

by the way ... the command to set this by default

preview stockmodel_with_undercut default

[iamcdn79]

@rui_rita do you know the command to turn it off?

[TK.421]

off topic (sort of), but not enough to justify new post. Have any of you noticed long calc times with 3+2 toolpaths?

[rui_rita]

preview stockmodel_with_undercut default

[iamcdn79]

@TK.421 yes, when doing rest area clearance and model area clearance toolpaths

[TK.421]

@iamcdn79 thank you!