advanced 3d carving on 4th axis rotary

[reefy86]

figured it out and now have the results i was after and feel comfortable with the software now so that's great but the problem i am having now is the total hours to complete 31 hours, the size is only 180mm in length and 51mm in height. It may have something to do with what you say about stl file but my model was done in 3ds max with turbosmooth so it has alot of polys

[magicniner]

figured it out and now have the results i was after and feel comfortable with the software now so that's great but the problem i am having now is the total hours to complete 31 hours, the size is only 180mm in length and 51mm in height. It may have something to do with what you say about stl file but my model was done in 3ds max with turbosmooth so it has alot of polys

What roughing cutter & path and finishing cutter & path are you using?

[reefy86]

here is both rough and finish settings

[magicniner]

Why are you roughing with a ball nosed cutter?

[reefy86]

no idea i am just following a tutorial that has similar details

[magicniner]

Unless your stock is very close to your part size the limited DOC and greater cost of ball end cutters means it makes no sense to use them as roughing tools, was the tutorial authored by an industry professional?

[reefy86]

This was the tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8aWk6oTiF0&t=707s