OK, I', still trying.  I think I am getting closer.  Here is a file for another part of my Miser engine.  I looks like it roughed it out OK.  I am going to use a .125" wide grooving tool to cut the part.  When I enter .125 as the tools inscribed circle the tool shows up twice as wide as it should be.  If I enter .0625 as the inscribed circle, the entry changes to .01.  I can't enter any value between .1 and .01.   I chose .1 since it was closer to what I wanted than .01.  Everything looked OK so I posted.  I am in diameter mode in both Lazyturn and MachTurn.  The G-code that was generated came out half the diameter of what was shown in the Lazyturn display.

Vince

hmm, Ill have to double check the radius/diamter mode.. and allow a smaller incribed circle on a gouging tool, ( there really is no such concept in a gouger.. but a radius of .1 would be a width of .2 at any rate, I just need to remove the limitation of width from a gouging tool is all I think.. and check the end code generator..

 Getting there slowly.. 

Art

Art
Cut the tunnel today it cut the profile but LT left about 3 MM this a lot on this part to put one finish pass, anyway to rough it out to say 1 MM this would be a good pass amount in any of the versions is the finish pass button working yet i am on a December version thanks.

Dennis

Dennis:

 No, still no finish path, but its getting closer. Typically, the most that will be left on any section will always be less than 1 pass depth, if doing a 3mm depth, you may have up to 3mm left over and uncut. This is a normal roughing cycle though. The next step will be a semi-finish pass, which is a roughing cycle done with a finishing tool to remove anythign that woudl overload the finish tool during its final finish pass but I cant do that until I fix up rough stock gouging tests..thats currently being worked on.
 
  Thx
Art

Art
OK i will have to come up with a work around for now but the program is looking better and better keep up the good work i appreciate it.

Dennis

Hi, Dennis Hears the File, Chip

Hi Chip
Thanks for the file.

Dennis

Hi Guys:

  Sorry, had to delete an earlier post.

 This new version is faster, more accurate, and now knows how much material is left.
It can take a long time to generate hundreds of passes, but this is about as fast as it gets I think for this type
of algorithm.

  You should find this version much more robust, and accurate, not to mention faster. Radius/Diameter is taken into account in posting as well.

 Anyway, have fun,

Art

Hi Art,
Sorry to be a wet blanket...
Getting the following errors when opening any dxf file.  These were ok in the previous Version.

"CLazyTurnView
   An OpenGL error occured: invalid value"  OK out of that to get

"Warning no appropriate turning profile found"  OK out of that and you get in to a continuous loop of the first error requiring you to use task manager to quit LT.


Cheers,
Paul

  You should find this version much more robust, and accurate, not to mention faster. Radius/Diameter is taken into account in posting as well.

 Anyway, have fun,

Art

I tried the latest version with the crosshead dxf file in my earlier post using a .060 grooving tool,  Pullout clearance of .1, stock clearance of .01 and depth per pass of .05 and Lazyturn locks up.  It draws a yellow path outline before locking up.  In my windows task manager it says the LazyTurn.exe is using 99% fo the CPU.  If I choose a .125" grooving tool it does not lock up.  If I choose a depth per pass of .025 with the .125" grooving tool, it locks up.  If I use the .060 grooving tool and set the z offset for 0 and the stock diameter at 1.5" it works.

Vince

Opps, Looks like I've broken something here  .  Tried the Feb 7th version and that's giving the same errors.  I'll look into it a bit further tomorrow.

Paul