Fluting using carbide create

[Sermft (Serge monfort)]

Hi community
Is there a way to do fluting using carbide create? or carbide create pro?
thanks for advice

[mhotchin (Michael Hotchin)]

Could you post a picture of the effect you want to create? A quick google showed many different types of fluting, so knowing which one you are thinking of may guide the conversation.

But, from what I saw if you want fluting on a flat surface, then a contour toolpath, no offset may do the trick.

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

Does using tools as described at:

Using unsupported tooling in Carbide Create: Roundover / Cove / Radius bits

These are usually used in routers for decorative effects in wood: https://www.whitesiderouterbits.com/products/1570 but they are potentially useful for joinery: They are also useful for rounding off parts to allow rotary motion as for a hinged lid. Unfortunately, Carbide Create does not support this endmill geometry — but using the new support for previewing a V endmill when used in a No Offset Contour toolpath, it should be possible to preview them w/ confidence by stacking a series o…

address your concern?

[Sermft (Serge monfort)]

ok… I am trying to design an oar so the paddle starts at 1.5 inches and ends at 0.5 inches and I do not find a way to achieve other than creating multiple progressive toolpaths.

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

For that you will probably want a 3D CAD tool — it can be done in Carbide Create Pro, but you need a stock size twice the dimension along the axis of inclination.

If you’ll post a sketch and some rough dimensions we can walk through this with you.

[Sermft (Serge monfort)]

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

Draw geometry a bit more than twice the width and length of the blade:

and model an angle on it:

and then rotate and drag it into position:

Then draw geometry to remove what is not wanted:

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

Then draw in geometry to allow defining the shaft:

and remove what is not wanted:

OK

OK

Join Vectors:

and model the shaft:

and adjust as necessary.

Probably easier to model in a traditional 3D CAD program.