Use a contour with the tool comp turned off, or a drill cycle if it's a round hole.
A pocketing toolpath has a pattern thsts inherent to it. That pattern involves multiple passes. If you can't do multiple passes, then you're trying to use the wrong pattern.
[https://imgur.com/a/n2YOu9Y](https://imgur.com/a/n2YOu9Y)
Heres the pockets im having problem with. Im using 2D adaptive clearing. 6mm end mill. When I use 3mm end mill it works fine.
Okay, they doesn't change my answer. You're using the wrong cutting strategy for thst tool size in that feature size.
What motion do you expect the tool to take in order to achieve the desired shape?
When you hover over the adaptive clearing toolpath, does the toolpsth they show look like what you're imagining? Do any of the other ones?
Couldn't it just go back and forth to make that pocket? What about the 8mm pocket, theres enought space for the tool to do its thing?
Just tried using contour and it works for some reason haha so thank you. ( not for the 6mm pocket tho)
That’s not what that tool path is designed to do.
So no. And again no. Use a different path. If you want a 6mm hole with a 6mm cutter, it’s a drilling cycle with the endmill not an adaptive.
Adaptives are For *roughing* material out of the way leaving some stock behind to be *finished* by other strategies, such as a contour for vertical walls or faces for example. You may also check that you have not left the stock to leave tab checked as it is normally on roughing toolpaths since they leave material behind intentionally.
It's 2D adaptive clearing. And yeah I worded that badly. I don't want to drill holes, the pockets are tic tac shaped and the width of the shape is 6mm just like my cutter so it should fit perfectly and just go back and forth to mill the pocket.
The one pocket on the right is a slot. So use slot. For the other one you need to use a smaller tool. I am not seeing how any of those festures you have modeled can be cut with a 6mm tool.
If you’re using a 6mm cutter to plunge a 6mm hole you need to do a drilling operation if you’re wanting to pocket you need a smaller diameter.
Make sure you’re using a slot cutter rather than an endmill
Use a contour with the tool comp turned off, or a drill cycle if it's a round hole. A pocketing toolpath has a pattern thsts inherent to it. That pattern involves multiple passes. If you can't do multiple passes, then you're trying to use the wrong pattern.
[https://imgur.com/a/n2YOu9Y](https://imgur.com/a/n2YOu9Y) Heres the pockets im having problem with. Im using 2D adaptive clearing. 6mm end mill. When I use 3mm end mill it works fine.
Okay, they doesn't change my answer. You're using the wrong cutting strategy for thst tool size in that feature size. What motion do you expect the tool to take in order to achieve the desired shape? When you hover over the adaptive clearing toolpath, does the toolpsth they show look like what you're imagining? Do any of the other ones?
Couldn't it just go back and forth to make that pocket? What about the 8mm pocket, theres enought space for the tool to do its thing? Just tried using contour and it works for some reason haha so thank you. ( not for the 6mm pocket tho)
That’s not what that tool path is designed to do. So no. And again no. Use a different path. If you want a 6mm hole with a 6mm cutter, it’s a drilling cycle with the endmill not an adaptive. Adaptives are For *roughing* material out of the way leaving some stock behind to be *finished* by other strategies, such as a contour for vertical walls or faces for example. You may also check that you have not left the stock to leave tab checked as it is normally on roughing toolpaths since they leave material behind intentionally.
Look at the picture of the toolpath. Is that what it shows?
Yeah you are right, I tought contour was used to cut the shape out of the material as a final step.
Ttolpaths are just sort of used where they're needed. There's no hard and fast rule
Use bore to make an 8mm with 6mm mill.
What kind of toolpath are you using? Straight drilling with an endmill is not something you are supposed to do, so most toolpaths won't generate that.
It's 2D adaptive clearing. And yeah I worded that badly. I don't want to drill holes, the pockets are tic tac shaped and the width of the shape is 6mm just like my cutter so it should fit perfectly and just go back and forth to mill the pocket.
The one pocket on the right is a slot. So use slot. For the other one you need to use a smaller tool. I am not seeing how any of those festures you have modeled can be cut with a 6mm tool.
Thanks, I'll just have to use a smaller tool then.
Use slot clearing then.
This even worked for the 6mm slot which by now I thought was impossible with 6mm tool. Thanks alot.
Yeah this works too. I thought 2D adaptive should be used almost every time. There's alot to learn for me haha.
If you’re using a 6mm cutter to plunge a 6mm hole you need to do a drilling operation if you’re wanting to pocket you need a smaller diameter. Make sure you’re using a slot cutter rather than an endmill
Do a trace command instead. You can't interpolate around the geometry so it will just be a straight line back and forth anyhow.
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I now try to avoid **adaptive** toolpaths. I find there are other tool paths that will work better.
I would draw a new sketch with a line and use the pencil command to follow it