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by m12lrpv
Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:22 pm
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Struggling with step over percent
Replies: 4
Views: 1466

Re: Struggling with step over percent

It seems you may be confusing the path shown for the tool center with the actual cutting area. No, I actually ran those paths on the machine and the center material is not removed. The entire pocket should be removed regardless of the stepover percentage. The difference due to stepover will show up...
by m12lrpv
Thu Oct 21, 2021 5:49 am
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Struggling with step over percent
Replies: 4
Views: 1466

Struggling with step over percent

I am struggling to get 100% material removal in pocketing operations. In the 3 images I have 3 step over % values and the paths generated. 100%, 80% and 79% More often than not the path generated will not fully remove the material for a pocket. This can become a problem if i'm trying to choose a cer...
by m12lrpv
Thu Oct 21, 2021 5:30 am
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Contour milling
Replies: 4
Views: 1408

Re: Contour milling

If i'm not mistaken the OP is questioning how sensible the defaults are. The default step down being equal to the bit diameter will break bits for most users.
by m12lrpv
Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:49 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Worried about the future of Gesture Nav style
Replies: 2
Views: 276

Worried about the future of Gesture Nav style

I've been using freecad for a few years and (Autocad for decades) and just got a shock when I downloaded the latest v19 onto a new computer and the navigation style had been defaulted to cad. So basically I couldn't rotate which someone would think is a critical function for a 3d cad program. Snipin...
by m12lrpv
Sun Oct 04, 2020 1:55 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Polar Pattern bug in 19dev some occurrences skipped.
Replies: 5
Views: 686

Re: Polar Pattern bug in 19dev some occurrences skipped.

Yes the jokes on me. Went back to v18 thinking it worked there and it didn't. :oops:

359.99 certainly fixes things.

Thanks for that.
by m12lrpv
Sat Oct 03, 2020 11:54 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Polar Pattern bug in 19dev some occurrences skipped.
Replies: 5
Views: 686

Polar Pattern bug in 19dev some occurrences skipped.

I've been using freecad for quite some time now. I upgraded to 19 nightly (FreeCAD_0.19.22522-Win-Conda_vc14.x-x86_64) to access the 3d surface feature in path. I have noted some issues with polar pattern. On a side note i really liked the old combo view tasks tab context options from 18. I could cl...
by m12lrpv
Tue Mar 24, 2020 8:03 am
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Returning to start point at end of operation.
Replies: 2
Views: 626

Re: Returning to start point at end of operation.

Thanks. Found it.

Path (main) Menu --> Supplemental Commands --> Custom

Added GCode
[G0 X0.000 Y0.000
G0 Z0.000]
by m12lrpv
Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:15 am
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Returning to start point at end of operation.
Replies: 2
Views: 626

Returning to start point at end of operation.

I have an operation which I want to perform multiple times like a production line. Basically... Insert the stock in it's jig -> perform the cut/operation -> remove the finished piece -> insert the next piece of stock into it's jig -> repeat the cut/operation and so on... To do this though it's neces...
by m12lrpv
Thu Dec 26, 2019 9:36 am
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: countersink tool... what version can they be created and used in?
Replies: 3
Views: 724

Re: countersink tool... what version can they be created and used in?

Awesome. Thanks...

Wishing you a happy new year :)
by m12lrpv
Thu Dec 26, 2019 6:12 am
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: countersink tool... what version can they be created and used in?
Replies: 3
Views: 724

countersink tool... what version can they be created and used in?

Please excuse what appears to be a lot of negativity in my post. I'm really just pointing out facts. I love freecad for designing my parts for 3d printing and am hoping to use it for CNC milling on a 3018 CNC PRO. I'm using 0.18 and tried to create a countersink bit in the path workbench tools secti...