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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: help with mastercam please

on 2003-11-13 20:09:11 UTC
Are you going to machine the path? How wide is the path? Could you take
multiple passes at it? Do you understand that to machine, it would take at
least 5 axes to accomplish, in order to hold the cutting tool face 'normal'
to the surface being machined (to prevent gouging by the cutter).

RayHex

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> From: Andrew <ase618@...>
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> 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

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Andrew 2003-11-11 18:22:31 UTC help with mastercam please Raymond Heckert 2003-11-12 18:22:59 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] help with mastercam please Andrew 2003-11-12 20:44:23 UTC Re: help with mastercam please Raymond Heckert 2003-11-13 20:09:11 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: help with mastercam please