Re: MillWizard
Posted by
Andrew Werby
on 2000-06-29 10:12:30 UTC
joe <jvicars@...> wrote:
that runs straight up vertically higher than the cutting length of your
toolbit. For a more contoured part it wouldn't come up, though, since you
are usually carving away the stuff you'd run into with the wider part of
your shank, and this was evidently the sort of thing the programmers had in
mind. I think the idea was to make the thing as simple as possible, but the
trade-off is that it can't take every situation into account. It is
possible to get straight unreduced 1/8" carbide ball-nose cutters in a 4"
length, which have about an inch of cut length. While I would be cautious
about using these for steel, they seem to work okay on softer materials. If
you want to use Mill-wizard, getting one of these might help. It will
generate a roughing pass based on the specified cutting length of your
toolbit- I use a 1/4" x 6" straight carbide cutter for roughing, which has
been long enough to keep me out of trouble...]
Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com
Sculpture, Jewelry, and Other Art Stuff
http://unitedartworks.com
>Subject: MillWizzard[You make a good point. I could see this would be a problem with a wall
>
> I just downloaded a MillWizzard Demo and made some toolpaths on a
>fairly complex .stl
>I was impressed with the ease of use. It's set up just like a Windows
>"Wizzard".
> My only gripe is that they advertize on the weebsite that you don't
>have to be a machinist. I would disagree. Software like this makes it
>much much more easy to crash a machine.
> I am wondering if there is any easy way to do "collision
>avoidance". For instance, all the smaller diameter endmills have 3/16
>or 1/4 (or larger) shanks above the cutting flutes. Depending on the
>degree of taper and the shape of the surface this may or may not be a
>problem, but it is impossible to know if you have collisions. (without
>running it)
> I am not complaining, I like the software, but I think there is alot
>more work to get to a finished toolpath.
>
that runs straight up vertically higher than the cutting length of your
toolbit. For a more contoured part it wouldn't come up, though, since you
are usually carving away the stuff you'd run into with the wider part of
your shank, and this was evidently the sort of thing the programmers had in
mind. I think the idea was to make the thing as simple as possible, but the
trade-off is that it can't take every situation into account. It is
possible to get straight unreduced 1/8" carbide ball-nose cutters in a 4"
length, which have about an inch of cut length. While I would be cautious
about using these for steel, they seem to work okay on softer materials. If
you want to use Mill-wizard, getting one of these might help. It will
generate a roughing pass based on the specified cutting length of your
toolbit- I use a 1/4" x 6" straight carbide cutter for roughing, which has
been long enough to keep me out of trouble...]
Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com
>Andrew Werby - United Artworks
Sculpture, Jewelry, and Other Art Stuff
http://unitedartworks.com