First timer w/STL - how to fix my finishing pass

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

Carbide Create Pro has a facility for tracing a design which you seem to have used:

In order to further limit the area used for a toolpath you will need to trace again:

and then turn that inside out:

Done

Then offset the bottom traced geometry

by the radius of the tool which you will be using:

Then get the Boolean Intersection of the two regions:

then associate this geometry with the 3D Finishing toolpath:

Note that the Stock Thickness matches the Cutting Flute Length of the tool in question — you’ll want to be careful of rubbing the collet against the top surface.

Further, I’d suggest using the new “Cutout” toolpath:

for cutting the perimeter:

Attached as a v8 file.

FoldR_test_v8.c2d (768 KB)

Note that you will need to use the new beta:

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