Stock on facing

[dfox1787]

Hi

hope someone can explain this to me.

i have a part that is 6mm in height. My stock is 6.45. i use a facing tool path that removes .45 making the stock 6mm in height.

I have a pocket that is only meant to remove 2mm but when i run the simulation its removing 2.45mm

Ive tried selecting the top height from the top of the model in the tool path settings but it still removes 2.45mm.

can anyone help?

[needleworks]

Hi

hope someone can explain this to me.

i have a part that is 6mm in height. My stock is 6.45. i use a facing tool path that removes .45 making the stock 6mm in height.

I have a pocket that is only meant to remove 2mm but when i run the simulation its removing 2.45mm

Ive tried selecting the top height from the top of the model in the tool path settings but it still removes 2.45mm.

can anyone help?

If I were doing that part, I would make the last setting on the heights tab as "Bottom Height" From > Model Top, and the "Offset" as negative 2mm Not saying that's the correct way to do it, just how I would do it.

[magicniner]

Is the top of your part Z zero?
It's kind of an industrial standard thing that's worth working with until you know better ;-)

[dfox1787]

Is the top of your part Z zero?
It's kind of an industrial standard thing that's worth working with until you know better ;-)

Yes the bottom left corner is set to zero. I can send you the file to have a look.

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[Clive S]

Yes the bottom left corner is set to zero. I can send you the file to have a look.

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This is confusing as magicniner asked "is the top of your part zero" and you said "yes" and then said left bottom corner is set to zero!!

The normal way to start is to use the top of the part as Zero and any movement below that becomes -ve

[dfox1787]

This is confusing as magicniner asked "is the top of your part zero" and you said "yes" and then said left bottom corner is set to zero!!

The normal way to start is to use the top of the part as Zero and any movement below that becomes -ve

Well it's the top of the stock but in the corner. So it's still the top it's just I prefer my zero position in the corner.

Also the facing operating is removing the correct amount off the stock it looks like the pocket operation after isn't taking that into account.

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