[dotmkr]

I create the toolpath for cutting fret slots along a surface of a fingerboard that is radiused. It does not seem to give me the correct number of passes and the post process has the wrong cutter.
Here is the toolpath generated by madcam.
I have a 0.023" cutter in the create/load cutter.

I am not sure why it is cutting four passes in the simulator since I chose to create a box with z-top zero an z-bottom 0.06. Next I chose 3-axis curve milling and selected the curved lines. When the box comes up I chose multiple z-cuts, raise z for multiple cuts at 0.1, and a step down of 0.02. My thinking is that it would take 3 passes of 0.02 each to reach the final depth of the groove at 0.06. I selected ramp depth and angle of 0. Not sure why. But in the post process it created 4 lines (passes)??? And the post process shows the cutter is wrong as well as the speed.
Please help with my toolpath, thanks in advance.

I have a Platform router , 3 axis, PC router with precise bits 0.023 cutters for this purpose. I have created the toolpath for the radius first and then cutting the profile, then this toolpath. I have not looked at them in Mach 3 yet.

[svenakela]

Can you write down the steps you do to create this result, or make a screen cast?

[dotmkr]

Thanks for your reply I will get that information in the next day or so thank you for replying.


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Ken

[Dan B]

Also, it would be helpful to know which version of madCAM you are using.

[dotmkr]

Thanks for your help. I have the latest version as of December 2013.
I ended up redoing the tool paths after watching some tutorials and this time the post process .txt file showed the correct cutter and the tool path looked right in the simulator. By the way the simulator keeps crashing. I will post on my progress here when I run the tool paths.


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[Dan B]

The simulator is getting a complete overhaul. Hang in there for now.