A customer has asked how to create a raster plan for skimming the surface of a block, with the cutter only cutting from left to right.
They found that cutting the opposite direction gives a poor surface finish.
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In QuickCAM 2D, there are no options to select climb or conventional milling.
However, there is still a way to create toolpaths that follow the direction that the line was created.
In this example, I have created a raster toolpath inside a D shape using the hatch tool. Because the hatches are created left to right, it will be possible to output a toolpath that follows the same direction.
(If you wanted it to run right to left, then you would simply mirror the hatch lines)
However, there is still a way to create toolpaths that follow the direction that the line was created.
In this example, I have created a raster toolpath inside a D shape using the hatch tool. Because the hatches are created left to right, it will be possible to output a toolpath that follows the same direction.
(If you wanted it to run right to left, then you would simply mirror the hatch lines)
Attachments:
- * IMPORTANT *
In the post output screen, make sure the sorted tool paths option is turned off before posting the CNC G code file. - cut-one-way-4.gif (13.96 KiB) Viewed 5702 times
- Select the follow machining plan and choose the hatch lines previously created
- cut-one-way-3.gif (14.78 KiB) Viewed 5702 times
- Create hatch lines with the hatch tool. You will need to experiment with the scale value in order to get the distance between lines you require (ie tool stepover)
- cut-one-way-2.gif (12.23 KiB) Viewed 5702 times
- Select the shape you want to raster across in one direction
- cut-one-way-1.gif (23.51 KiB) Viewed 5702 times