Cut3D- Machining of Romanesque Style Column using SLICE FUNCTION

[Khalid]

Am i right?????

[Khalid]

Now For this case, again i will use single tool 6mm ball nose, for my finishing and rough operation. We will generate Roughing/finishing toolpaths for all slices... so that we can get them in VcarvePro for nesting on a single sheet...Following figures show one of the slice with roughing/finishing parameters... For easyness, I always keep the origin at the top center of work piece

[Switcher]

Khalid,

I've been watching this post, good work!

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[Khalid]

Ohhh.. so why were you quite for long just kidding
Thank you for watching..nnnn keep watching man..
Regards

[Khalid]

Toolpath generation carried out for all slices and then imported to Vcarve Pro for nesting

[Khalid]

hmmm... one thing wrong.. guess what ???

[Khalid]

So it took 2 Hrs 27 Minutes to complete this job. I have done a little sanding... and guess what went wrong......

[Tony Mac]

What went wrong Khalid?

[Khalid]

Dear Tony Mac
some details are missing as you can compare in the pictures but i think this may be due to low grade of MDF or humidity that made the slices details chipped off....
By the way my experimentation so for going good...

[ger21]

Those details are undercuts. You'd need to cut that from the side, not the top in order to cut those details. But you'll probably still have issues. Your best bet would be a rotary axis, but here's what you might want to try. Rotate the model on it's side, then rotate it 45° so the corner is the top. Then only cut half the model, but cut it twice and put the two halfs together. That will probably give you the best chance at getting most of the detail.

Unless Tony has a better idea.

[Khalid]

In the morning i entered into the Machine Room..and i saw the blank from where i machined the slices, ohhhh...one slice (The Top one) remain embeded in the blank...
So that was the reason i was feeling something very odd in the machined model..
You see in above pictures , i have shown only 07 pieces and in one of the Vcarve Pro simulation there are 8 slices....

Now the columns is completed looks much better then previous one...

[Khalid]

Those details are undercuts. You'd need to cut that from the side, not the top in order to cut those details. But you'll probably still have issues. Your best bet would be a rotary axis, but here's what you might want to try. Rotate the model on it's side, then rotate it 45° so the corner is the top. Then only cut half the model, but cut it twice and put the two halfs together. That will probably give you the best chance at getting most of the detail.

Unless Tony has a better idea.

Thank you Ger21 for explaination, Now let us suppose we have to make it on its original size (i.e. not a scale model), In this condition we will require a big routery axis.... or some other method to handle that big part.

Moreover, i am very sorry i didnt understand the technique (the one with 45 degree) you mentioned above. I will be gratful if you can provide a little more explaination on it. If you require the COLUMN BASE model i can upload it for you.

Again Thanks for your professional suggestions...
Best Regards
KFK