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New to Visual Cad

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:56 pm
by 1383316964
Hi

I am new to visual cad, I am trying to machine a stub flange and just want to machine the angle as a separate tool path but can't figure out how to do it? any help would be greatly appreciated

http://www.unionglobaltech.com/products/stub-flange/#

Regards

Ciaran

Re: New to Visual Cad

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:21 am
by MecSoft Support
Hi,
You obviously should have the flange pointing the other way (looking at the picture) when machining. You can use Horizontal Finishing for the taper geometry and contain it within the Z heights of the tapered part. The rest of the flange can be cut using 2-1/2 axis profiling. Hope this helps.

Re: New to Visual Cad

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:51 pm
by 1383316964
Hi

thanks for the reply, yes I have the face down on the table, thank you I will try this and see how it looks