Anyone want to help me with a file?

[nervis1]

I have this fan model I'm trying to cut using a rotary axis. I can't figure it out.

I tried both of the 4ax tool paths, pocket with rotary, on and on, I'm just beating the head against the wall. I just need a little point in the right direction.

I posted up on the MC forum, got one reply so far said to look at 5ax toolpaths, I'm in way over my head there.

[nervis1]

Dang it I'm sorry, I attached the .sldprt file

Heres the MC.9

[WayneHill]

Can you convert the drawing to DXF or IGES format?

[DAB_Design]

nervis1, just a guess, but when you are supposed to select the drive surfaces, you can't, right?

[nervis1]

No I can select drive surfaces fine, no problem there. I tried that, with the 3 axis tool paths and boundries drawn above the part. The tool paths just seemed to cut right through the part, I was using pocket toolpaths for that attempt thinking I could just transform and rotate the toolpath if I could just get one section cut right.

[DAB_Design]

Did you select any surfaces as check surfaces?

[nervis1]

No just used the boundry.

[nervis1]

Heres the IGES file of the same thing as requested.

[nervis1]

Well, after another two hours of trying to get this to work...I give.

The white flag goes up. If anyone can get this to come out right I'd love to know how you did it. No one at the MC board had any ideas for me either.

[miljnor]

Originally Posted by nervis1 Well, after another two hours of trying to get this to work...I give. The white flag goes up. If anyone can get this to come out right I'd love to know how you did it. No one at the MC board had any ideas for me either.

I feel for you man I was there about 2 years ago. I use Gibbs cam and came up with a turbine fan blade and couldn't get any help. what I ended up doing is plotting points along the edges of the fine and cutting a contour around the finn and doing what you suggested earlier and rotated around the part.

I know better how to do the solid model thing in gibbs. so hopefully someone hear has gone thru this as well.

are you doing it for profit or fun?

If a customer gave you the file ask them how they generated the curves because if they have the formula for the curve then you can use it to program a cutter path. If they just made it up well then how are they going to check it?

[nervis1]

Nah just for fun..I'm trying to learn 4 axis positioning, roll die, contouring etc.

If I was serious I'd be knocking on my resellers door right now.

I did e-mail him but he has not gotten back to me.

I've had MC for a few months now, bought it just to do 4 axis work and eventually 5, it's been an absolute ***** to learn (or try anyway) how to use.

[DAB_Design]

nervis, this can be done several ways.

First, are you trying to only finish, or do you also need roughing? Which of the 2 tools do you want to use (you have a ball nose, and another that I can't remember off hand).

After you answer, give me a couple minutes......

By the way, what's your email address? and I'll just email it to you.