Re: help with mastercam please

wonder why my message took so long to post. couldn't find it a day
ago. anyway i figured it out in the meantime. i translated and copied
the curves in multiple steps,then broke the curve copies into the
same number of steps and wound a spline around using the points. did
i confuse you cause i sure confused myself! anyway i also figured out
the surface creation but i can't figure out the toolpath. andrew

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Raymond Heckert" <jnr@a...>
wrote:

> The feature you're referring to is a 'swept' section. It'll have

to be

> derived from some 'Helix' function. (i.e. screw threads are helix

forms). I

> don't know if MasterCam does that though. If you're going to try to
> generate that on a mill, you'll probably need to have a 3-axis head

(pitch,

> roll, yaw), as well as a 3-axis table.
>
> RayHex
>
> ----------
> > From: Andrew <ase618@y...>
> >
> > i'm trying to draw a part with a section that is like a parking
> > garage ramp. a curved ramp between two circular planes. anybody

have

> > any advice? thanks. andrew