hy mr wizard, hy guys
yes, of course ... usually i generate the toolpath on tool center and use Xoffset-40, but now i tried to take a shortcut, by having the toolpath = part, and measuring the tool towards x-; as a result, the sides ended up a little rounded, but i didn't foreseen it, i only realized this a few seconds ago also, before milling it, i turned the od in such a manner, that the edges of the hexagon would be rounded, not sharp; in the end, the hexagon is more tangent at each corner, and looks nice, smooth ...It will definitely make straight lines
if i may, if tool comp is not correct, when milling a hexagon, then maybe the final shape would be proportional, scaledIf it is using G101 and not getting straight lines, your tool comp is either over or undersized
hy giant is all about tolerances, and when it comes to polygon turning, loci shape is the one that can predict deviation ( attached ) : for example, for a sw27, for tool diameter range o20 to o100, deviations range will be 0.351 to 0.032It is my understanding that even on a lathe with polygon turning functions, producing perfectly parallel sides using polygon turning on a lathe without a Y axis is not possible
a tool o50 will deliver a deviation of 0.1, and this deviation can be reduced by 13%, only by chamfering the corners (0.6chamfer) of the hexagon, in order to remove the sharp edges; the chamfering operation can be done by turning the od of the material at o30.6 before polygon-turning, and repeating the od turning after that, in order to remove the burrs
also, there is no need to have this function installed, as long as the operation is done in one-shot, without restarting / kindly