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Pockets within a Pocket
« on: March 28, 2008, 08:20:49 PM »
A colleague of mine needs a part done that which requires a pocket within a pocket. I am unsuccessful.

What I am trying to do, is create the first pocket, which is large, and contains two more shapes inside it. In order to keep my origin in the same place, I attempt to start the cut for the secondary pockets 15.5mm below the level of the origin, and then the picture following my post happens. The black line is the top-most part of my part, yet LazyCam decides to put a lot more cut levels above the origin's height.

So here is my question, How do I define a cut to start downwards at a certain level, and then tell it how far down to cut? And why on earth would it create paths way above the origin's level?
« Last Edit: April 02, 2008, 03:32:58 PM by Tyler »

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Re: Pockcets within a Pocket
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2008, 10:33:09 PM »
tyler

      the tool height and cut depth for each layer you have ,makes it look like you are machining above the work. when you set a layer for cut depth you use a minus - 0.01 in front of the number.
      if you cut your big pocket -20.00 set that layer cut depth -20.00 and when you cut the little pocket -40.00 you set that layer.

      rapid height = above work   50.00
      cut start     = touch work    00.00
      cut depth   = into work      -20.00

bill
     
   

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Re: Pockcets within a Pocket
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2008, 11:01:41 PM »
Hi, Tyler

Post your dxf file, You probably need to reset the layer Cut values again.

Thanks, Chip

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Re: Pockcets within a Pocket
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2008, 01:27:38 PM »
Well, the thing is, I can set the "Cut Start" Value at 0, which doesn't give me these extra cut paths. When I negate the cut start, it adds these extra paths.

Try it on one of your parts, I think it'll be the same thing. If so, then it may be a bug with Lazycam. If not I'll post my DXF and see if the drawing is the problem.

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Re: Pockcets within a Pocket
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2008, 02:43:09 PM »
Hi, Tyler

Hears one 1" rapids, 0.0 cut start, 3.5"cut depth, .500 per pass.

Using LCam 3.00.2.

Thanks, Chip
« Last Edit: March 31, 2008, 02:44:43 PM by Chip »
Re: Pockcets within a Pocket
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2008, 03:02:34 PM »
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,5419.msg36797.html#msg36797
Here is a similar situation from earlier. LCam showed the paths above the part, but posted the code correctly and the machine cut the part OK.
RC
« Last Edit: March 31, 2008, 03:04:12 PM by Overloaded »

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Re: Pockcets within a Pocket
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2008, 07:33:19 PM »
I see, so it must just be a visual glitch, I'll try again to see if the code posts correctly in Mach3 as opposed to what I'm seeing in Lazycam. Thanks for that topic reference, I couldn't find something similar from searching.