Hey gents -
I think I sorted it out. The tabs only show when I toggle the selector to preview both top and bottom (or just the bottom of the piece). This makes sense as the tabs would sit below center - I’m assuming that’s why they weren’t showing in top view - see bottom view, here (I’ve also changed the number of tabs. Thanks Stutaylo):
One thing I’m not sure how to do is to leave the perimeter block at full height - in this case, 2". When I select the model to do a rough or finishing pass, I choose ‘model boundary’ from the ‘Machining Limit Boundary’ pane. However, it still machines the stock during the roughing and finishing passes. I thought the perimeter that I set (where the tabs are) would stop the machining outside of that area (the thin boundary around the piece), but it did not. I know I’m missing something simple.
Here is a sequence showing the top cut - roughing pass to smoothing pass.
Thanks in advance for your help.
2" Stock
Perimeter cut - all good. 2" stock remains intact.
Roughing pass removes height from entire piece even beyond perimeter.
Smoothing pass, same thing. How do I get the milling to stop at the perimeter cut? The reason I want the stock ‘border’ to remain is so that when I flip it, there’s a solid foot to sit on.
