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  1. #1
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    Nov 2005
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    flat land finishing

    Hi

    I am looking to use the 3d flat land finishing to machine a complex pocket.

    I would like to keep the endmill tangent to the edge of the pocket.

    What I am getting now, is a toolpath where the centerline is on the edge of the pocket.

    Is it possible to do this with this type of toolpath?

    Thank You

  2. #2
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    Nov 2005
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    You can use the wireframe to create a pocket with a small stepover and then project the toolpath onto the surfaces with 3d project. You can do a planar toolpath. You can simply use "cut" and pick each surface individually. You can use 3d offset with 2d boundaries, and order the cut outside->in

    Chris

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