Cant machine this with V-23, how about V-24?

[GITRDUN]

I posted this on the BobCad forums but thought id try my luck here to.

I have not found a way to machine this part in V-23. At least not the way i want to machine it. I want to machine the outside contour of this part. Using a face mill with .247″ radius inserts the simple tool path would be to make a G02 or G03 move around the perimeter, then step over and down to the next level and make another pass around etc etc. Simple 3d machining. But with V-23 the toolpath wants to make tiny XY moves all the way around which ends up with a huge program length, not to mention its just silly. I have tried using the ARC FIT option but that looses to much acuracy in the cuts. I have not found a way to use V-23 to generate the tool path that i want. I can use Mastercam to generate it but i hate using numerous programs for specialty cuts. I use my Bobcad software almost exclusively so i dont want to switch software for one cut if i can help it.

So my question is. Does anyone know of a way to make this toolpath in V-23? If it simply cant be done easily, does V-24 have the capabaility?

[BurrMan]

I have tried using the ARC FIT option but that looses to much acuracy in the cuts.

I'm not sure I follow this.. You specify the accuracy in the dialogue. Is .0001 of an arc fit not close enough to the little straight line segments?

What kind of a step over are you looking for?

[GITRDUN]

I am looking for a step down of about .022" for each pass. When using the arc fit the code is generated with G03 the way i want it to cut if i use about .0005" in tolerence. But if i run it through the simulator you can see gouges in the part in a few spots. I used to think things like that were just a graphics anomoly in the simulator software but i have learned with experience that the actual part will come out exactly like what is shown on the simulator. Its surprisingly acurate. Here is a pic of what i am talking about.
If i use a tolerence of .0001" in arc fit the part comes out with a perfect finish but the code is split into lots of little XY moves and G03 moves for each pass around and i obviously end up with a larger program. I will be running this part on an older Fanuc 6M control and im not sure the machine will be happy with all the tiny XY moves. I havent tried running it that way but i suspect the read ahead buffer on that control might be an issue with moves that small running at 60"/minute.