I’ve performed the top side of the machining for this part already, but this part has me stumped. I’m fairly new to CAM, so it’s most likely a checkbox that I’ve overlooked. I’m trying to machine this feature using a 3D pocket toolpath. It’s showing me exactly what I want it to do…it just won’t cut down the entire depth of the “ramp.” I’m assuming this is because I am selecting the outside profile of my part as the machining boundary… So it doesn’t want to let the tool pass that boundary. Is there a way to make this happen?
Try selecting tool outside boundary in your tool containment. Also you can select tool center then apply an additional offset to allow the tool to go further out.
I like to duplicate the toolpath and make changes in the duplicates then compare.
Is that the entire toolpath for that operation?
Sometimes the easiest solution is to create a sketch geometry to constrain your toolpath.
If you can share the file, it’ll be easier to show you.
Edit: I helped someone with a similar problem on the Inventables forum.
