Round over bits

[HeuristicBishop (Tyler Sowers)]

Here is the obligatory “round over in carbide create” thread

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…

Generally round over bits should work just fine, it’s likely getting the toolpath right that will cause the most headache. Also good to make sure you stay under the max rpm of the specific cutter.