I am attempting to utilize the Waterline operation to put a roundover on the part in the first image below. Using a 0.5 inch ball nose endmill. The path produced causes my machine to move in a slow, jerky fashion. I am running mach3, ESS, my Freecad details are below the images.
I have played around with both the Waterline "sample interval", and the Mach3 Constant Velocity settings to try and smooth things out. I haven't found an acceptable configuration yet. The machine runs very well on more typical paths for pockets or profiles.
The second image shows a view from the top of how the path is generated. The path seems fairly jagged, which lines up with the machine's behavior. Have others experienced this? I know the Mach3 controller isn't the best - curious if others have similar experiences. Freecad file is attached. Thanks for your thoughts!
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OS: macOS 10.15
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.21.0.31641 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: d28d63b87b60161419c6c0c532fbbfaed96926b8
Python 3.10.8, Qt 5.15.6, Coin 4.0.0, Vtk 9.1.0, OCC 7.6.3
Locale: C/Default (C)