On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:26:38 AM UTC-8, jim wrote:
"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" wrote:



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It sounds like you've never done any 3d surface milling.



You end up with stock left over that the finish tool can't

reach (because the radius is too large).

A rest milling (or sometimes called pencil tracing)

routine will find those areas and allow for cutting

them with a smaller radius tool.



It sounds to me like you don't read anything before you slander.



I mentioned the radius-caused remaining-stock issue. Did you not

understand the English parts, or was the Latin-based 'radius' a problem?



I also said CamBam is equipped to do what you blather about.



The documentation seems pretty clear and complete.

I see nothing to suggest it is equipped to do rest milling.









It, too,

can sneak into those unfinished corners with smaller-radius tools WITHOUT

re-cutting air.





It isn't only corners it is also areas where the angle

of the surface creates scalloping in the finish path.



What is the name of that machining operation in CamBam?

Where do I find it in the online documentation?



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I downloaded the CamBam documentation pdf.

I don't see any ability to do rest milling.

I would not say CamBan can do very much with 3D surfacing toolpath... and I would not expect it to for the price it's sold for.