- Problem- glitch in Along Curves command?
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Re: glitch in Along Curves command?
I am also experiencing this and have yet to find a workaround.
Also, the "multiple Z cuts" option does not work at all. It can only make one pass. Please help!
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Re: glitch in Along Curves command?
I'm having a similar problem with Pencil_Trace command.
It's 95% perfect, but there are a couple of glitches where the tool path moves along the surface of the workpiece instead of retracting to the safe height.
Like with Along Curves this is only happening between cut paths that are very close together. Is there any way to control the threshold where the cutter decides to retract before making the next cut?
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Solved: glitch in Along Curves command?
Ok the solution is hidden in the "Other" pane of the cutting tool selection dialogue box:
Simply set the Cut Link Distance to a shorter value and the tool paths retract properly.
I'm sure experienced madCAM users have memorized where this setting is, but I think there is an opportunity here to improve the user interface and make it easier to find this setting for new users:
1) First suggestion is to expand the size of the Cutters selection dialogue and include the three settings in the "Other" tab within the main window under "Speed / Settings" so that they are not hidden.
2) Second suggestion is to merge the cutter selection window with the tool path parameter windows so that the currently selected tool can be seen, and even changed, when it is most crucial: when setting toolpath parameters.
Currently there is zero user interface feedback from madCAM to indicate which tool is selected. Users have to check the Cutters dialogue. A simple way to give feedback would be to create the layer for the cutter as soon as it is selected, rather than only after the toolpath has been generated as is currently the case.
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Re: glitch in Along Curves command?
As Corvus says, it's a hidden setting. Would have been better if the setting was in the path dialog and not in the tool dialog.
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