PowerMill Additive continuous toolpath

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone, 
I am trying to print this simple thinwall cylinder. The thickness of the wall is made by a single pass of the laser beam. My intention is to print it continuously with an helix/spring trajectory, turning on the laser at the beginning and turining it off at the end. Does anyone knows how to reproduce a trajectory like this?

I tried the Feature Construction command, with Profile Style selected. The problem is that it builds it layer by layer (2.5-axis type) and not in a continuous way.

Thanks in advance

[Jonathan.Artiss-DSI · Accepted solution]

Hey @Anonymous 

What about creating a helix pattern, then using a pattern finishing toolpath. Once you have what you want, convert the toolpath to additive. 

Check out the attached. 

[Anonymous]

Thank you very much @Jonathan.Artiss-DSI 

So basically I can plan every toolpath that I want, as long as I am able to draw it as a pattern. Am I correct?

[Jonathan.Artiss-DSI]

This is one way to get what you want. There are other toolpaths specific to additive, but also all PowerMill toolpaths can convert to additive. 

[Anonymous]

Ok, thank you very much!