Originally Posted by
Forrest C
The model is large in physical dimensions but I've done much larger and more complex models before so I don't think that is the issue. This is one of the first time I've used the pencil feature to clean out so many areas at once. My model consist of a Z-level rough with 3/4" tool, Advance planer with a 3/4" BN, Flatlands with a 3/8" tool and a few profile cuts to clean up vertical edges. There are a total of 8 areas that get the pencil feature with an 1/8" BN set to .03" stepover and 6 passes. They are pretty straight forward in that the toolpath is in a straight line. All the other toolpaths generate in under a minute total. Each individual pencil path takes about 3 minutes. If I try to select the entire model and let it do all 8 areas it hangs up for more than an hour and I get impatient and shut it down.
Thanks, Forrest