Fast computation of detail toolpaths on large models
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:04 pm
For those of you who've waited 20min or so for a small region of a large model to be cut, the following may help.
I've found that by manipulating the stock model, 'cleanup' paths on models can be calculated much faster. This, IMO, due to toolpath creation being tied to the stock model.
Instead of using a bounding box stock or similar large stock for cleanup on corner regions, or smaller areas, create 'stock from regions' using the cleanup/smaller regions desired. In my experience, computation speed can be increased at times by an order of magnitude on small regions of complicated parts.
The concept helps cut time with other types of stock related toolpath generation, too.
HTH,
Keith
[email protected]
(By the way, I'm seldom on this forum, so forgive me if my response time is slow...)
I've found that by manipulating the stock model, 'cleanup' paths on models can be calculated much faster. This, IMO, due to toolpath creation being tied to the stock model.
Instead of using a bounding box stock or similar large stock for cleanup on corner regions, or smaller areas, create 'stock from regions' using the cleanup/smaller regions desired. In my experience, computation speed can be increased at times by an order of magnitude on small regions of complicated parts.
The concept helps cut time with other types of stock related toolpath generation, too.
HTH,
Keith
[email protected]
(By the way, I'm seldom on this forum, so forgive me if my response time is slow...)