Hello guys,
I have some trouble about getting gcode of half sphere cavity. If I try path pocket, it gives me a cylinder. If I try path profile, it gives like the attachment. Any advise ?
That's my system:
OS: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.17.8062 (Git)
Build type: None
Branch: master
Hash: 33bb67edcbd63d17681f7dc89e5a7cdf3f66be14
Python version: 2.7.12
Qt version: 4.8.7
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 6.8.0.oce-0.17
Half sphere cavity
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Re: Half sphere cavity
3D surfacing is still very crude. Pocketing can't handle shaped faces. You could install opencamlib on your system and try a surface operation. Surface works on whole solids and not faces so it probably won't give you what you're looking for but will get a lot closer. The opencamlib alogorithms can do this and it is implemented in HeeksCNC so I know it's possible but we're not there yet.