More than one "Roughing" pass.?

Feature Request Carbide Create
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Carbide Create pro,
Maybe more than one Roughing pass?
Ran across this recently, I was cutting a 2.5d image into wood.
material, pine, 1.456" thick and a 4"x6" cutting area.
The project was set with a 0.25" relief height (1.2" base).
Using a .25" flat bit for the roughing left some areas that were full height because the .25 cutter would not fit. On the first finish pass I ran a .125" flat bit (0 flute). Now, because the 1/8 would fit through the tighter areas, it went through at Base height (1.2" z from table) through the 0.256" areas as well. … it did the same with each following/smaller diameter bit, just to lesser areas.
I intend to cut much larger 2.5d projects (xxl) and it would be nice to do like a 1" bit for major material removal and then step down in bit size while still in Roughing with the specific amount of material left and then switch to “Finish” paths/bits/angles @ 0 material remaining…?

fwiw, it is a freud “0” flute 1/4 shank 1/8" flat cutter. Makes a bit of sound when cutting .256" with full engagement. no lost steps though.

thanks
MC

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This is known as “Rest” machining, and at this time, Carbide Create doesn’t support it.

One can do one 3D roughing pass w/ a suitably large tool, then successive 3D finishing passes w/ smaller tools though to much the same effect.

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were you using a pocket toolpath or a 3D toolpath?
(you mention 2.5d image so… not sure what you mean exactly)

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Carbide Create Pro, Modeling for 3D toolpath or 2.5d whichever you prefer, grayscale height.
(not a pocket operation)

that is the process I described above, maybe I mis-wrote it?.. 1/4"bit for roughing, 1/8th bit for first finish path? and same effect.

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