bcammack
05-17-2007, 04:38 PM
It would be very helpful if I could define the end point of a circle past the start point.
For instance, I'm cutting out a sink bowl cut out via the elipse functionality of the CC command, I'm using the spiral plunge, but I can't strike a balance on it so I don't take too aggressive a cut as I plunge, but leave enough "meat" for the final bottom pass. There's a certain time element for the whole process as well, so I just can't have it go round-and-round-and-round without consequence.
I'd like to start the cut at 180° and end it at 630° with no pull-up so I can then plunge to 0 and run a final bottom pass on the remaining 1/4" of material.
I'll probaby be able to circumvent this by revising the plunge vs. repetitions to end up at the 180° point so I can plunge to 0" and do my own bottom pass.
I'm dealing with a dense, somewhat brittle material that, if I try to do a bottom pass on too thin cross-section, it will fracture into the edge of the finished cut behind the bit making the finishers have to patch the flaw.
For instance, I'm cutting out a sink bowl cut out via the elipse functionality of the CC command, I'm using the spiral plunge, but I can't strike a balance on it so I don't take too aggressive a cut as I plunge, but leave enough "meat" for the final bottom pass. There's a certain time element for the whole process as well, so I just can't have it go round-and-round-and-round without consequence.
I'd like to start the cut at 180° and end it at 630° with no pull-up so I can then plunge to 0 and run a final bottom pass on the remaining 1/4" of material.
I'll probaby be able to circumvent this by revising the plunge vs. repetitions to end up at the 180° point so I can plunge to 0" and do my own bottom pass.
I'm dealing with a dense, somewhat brittle material that, if I try to do a bottom pass on too thin cross-section, it will fracture into the edge of the finished cut behind the bit making the finishers have to patch the flaw.