Quote Originally Posted by wms
Thomas,

See this file..you can use radial approach. If you sketch a start point, you can force it to plunge into an area that does not have stock left..

Ramp boundary is really not for a part like this..as it ramps to depth and then returns to the start of the ramp..so what ever was under the "ramp area" does not get cut...
OK, thanks, I will try this when I get home.

One more thing. When the program is finished with the first flat (the pockets) it goes out to the boundary of the second flat (perimeter of the part) and continues to machine. The problem is that from the first flat to the second in x/y there is stock material that is full thickness. The 1/2" bit plunges into over a half inch of stock. Is there a way around this?

Thomas