Cutting forces with Carbide Create -- and how I got derailed a bit

[gmack (Gerald Mackelburg)]

@fenrus

The little paths where the cutter goes from one inner path to the next one is done at full speed, but unlike the normal part of the path where there is 50% stepover, these have full cutter engagement, and in addition, at the edge of the work piece the forces get multiplied due to the long distance from the center of the work (basic mechanics with an arm)

Currently neither CC or Vcarve support pocketing from the outside in (does Aspire?) - that’s unfortunate. Starting with multiple low power (shallow) passes to create a perimeter slot at the desired depth would enable more aggressive stepover (deep) cuts (similar to “adaptive clearing”). Using straight bits for those inbound pocketing passes would probably provide the best results.

The forces on the workpiece are caused by the cutter, so they’re independent of location.