Re: BobCAD users

Alex,

I'll only say, Bobcad is not known for the strength of its pocketing
functions...

You may want to ask this on the bobcad users yahoo group.

Hope this helps.

Ballendo

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Alex Canale" <alex.canale@r...> wrote:
> For those who use BobCAD do you know why and how to fix this
problem?
>
> I am cutting a square pocket in copper. This pocket is .18 deep
and .375
> wide. I already got the pocket milled out but I wanted to go back
with an
> 1/16" end mill and clean the bottom of the pocket. So I made the
end mill go
> all the way down plus .002". It overlaps it previous path by .010"
and it
> describes a spiral path starting from the center and going
outwards. The
> problem is that when it gets to the last spiral path it keeps going
and
> going and going kinda like the energizer bunny. When I look at the
code I
> can see all the extra lines that are generating all the extra
unnecessary
> passes.
>
> What can I do to fix this problem in NCcam. Is there a variable
that I need
> to change?
>
> Thanks,
> Alex