Cutting Depth Issues (was What is the problem)

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Preview seems okay:

as does the .c2d

I suspect the problem is caused by cutting this very deep, very narrow slot.

Try adding geometry to cut as a pocket down to tab depth as described at:

Adding geometry to cut as a pocket with a finishing pass

One technique which is often suggested to avoid slotting is to add geometry around a part which one wishes to cut out and cut as a pocket down to tab depth — here’s one technique for that. In this case, the project is a bevel gauge which will be cut out of 0.0625" (~1.5mm) thick aluminum: [bevelgauge] Due to the narrowness of the angles, an 0.03125" endmill has to be used, so after importing and scaling the file (we will be cutting out one which is 3") we select the perimeter and offset it tw…