Avoid Regions, can't go over it, must go around it
Hello,
I am trying to find a way to create gcode which can avoid passing the toolhead over defined regions. I have so far been successful at defining avoid regions in RhinoCAM, however it would appear RhinoCAM just increases the clearance height to ensure no collisions. Note, I posted this in uncategorised CAM since I am not necessarily tied to RhinoCAM.
My gantry clearance is greater than my tool clearance meaning I could successfully achieve what I want to providing I can create gcode that navigates around obstacles rather then going over them.
The image below illustrates my issue, I want to be able to complete the two "draw here"s without crashing into the middle protrusion. Tool clearance means it is not possible to pass over the top of the obstacle.
Re: Avoid Regions, can't go over it, must go around it
Just incase anyone finds this thread and is looking to do the same thing, I have managed to (sort of) achieve what I set out to. The way I have done this is by generating two separate pieces of gcode with the same origin. When I had these two pieces of gcode I then stitched them together with a piece of gcode that defines a safe path between the two drawings. Here is a gif to show the result: https://i.imgur.com/Ff1vbOh.gifv
Avoid Regions, can't go over it, must go around it
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