Hi all, I am working on learning to use the pocked command to cut the outer shape or the countor of a shape. I can’t seem to figure out how to use tabs when i am using a pocked command to cut the outershape?
Can anyone tell me how to use tabs with a pocket cut ?
So far all of the items i make let go at the end and get ruined now.
I tried not cutting all the way to the bottom but this is not a good way cus it still ends up cutting too much and letting go or its too hard to get the piece out after.
When I looked at the file I don’t see tabs. If you want to use tabs that function it is in the Design Tab. With the vector chosen, it is the bottom right
Ohh I had tabs on that file but the machine ignored them I took them out and forgot!
So is the only way to do this cut with the above suggested to make a second toolpath with tabs?
I can’t check my machine right now. If you are at yours, look at the various toolpaths. I think the contour is the only one that has the “ignore tabs” option which would imply that it is the only one that pays attention to tabs.
So what I did was create a Contour path that would cut it out. Just there for representation. Yes a pocket is best for cutting out the shape. You could go with the painters tape and super glue method of work holding to prevent the contour cut I put in.
I feel this should all be added to the tutorial as I took a bad path learning countour pathing . It seems that you would use the contour command to cut things out.
So after cutting down to the tab, depth with the 10% extra Width. You then set a contour with tabs.
Do you start the contour cut, where the last cut ended depth wise?
