06-16-2007, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by camtd  Using Mastercam 9 or X is it possible to create a 3d roughing toolpath against a block that has been drilled and saw cut?
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Yes, at least in X if not 9. I can't remember that far back...
The easiest way would be to create a solid model of what your actual blank looks like (in addition to the model of your actual drive surfaces). You can "save-as" a .stl file after creating the stock model. Then your roughing toolpath would be a surface rough restmill which references a "CAD" file (the .stl) for restmaterial parameters. You select the actual cad (.stl) file in the geometry selection window (where you select drive, check, containment, etc.). |
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