Slatwall Cutting

[andrew_suggs]

I need this bit to enter/exit my product at a specific location. Further the bit needs to travel an assigned path/circuit with out lifting the Z.
I have created the (polyline)vectors in AutoCad, and import them into ArtCam.

I need to assign the entry/exit/path for this tool with out a "Z UP".

Any Help??

[steve4460]

Hi Andrew

You have mail .

[harryball]

I'm not sure what you are asking. If you are cutting slat wall and you want the bit to enter one end of the material and exit the other... the z up simply occurs at less than 0 and greater than 96 on the X axis for 4x8 material. If you want to Z down one time and Z up one time at the end of all cuts... you create a single open vector that starts at 0,0 and goes to 96,48

For 3 inch slat groove spacing...
X, Y, Z format
-1,3, Z down
0,3,-1 starts cutting
97,3,-1 reached the end of the first run
97,6,-1 moved over to the next groove
-1,6,-1 reached the head end of the table again
-1,9,-1 moved over to next groove...

repeat...

Not sure if that helps but I think that's what you're saying.

Robert

[andrew_suggs]

I discovered the problem I was having. As I was copying my dxf to email to Stephan Voelkel, I found an underlying layer that I forgot to erase.
I erased the extra layer, ran the new dxf in part wizard, and it ran as I needed.

Thanks to all for the interest