Quote Originally Posted by Musht View Post
It`s the one that gets the object off the screen and into your hand that wins :-)
There is also the consideration about whether it cuts like a router in a series of parallel passes or like a CNC mill following water lines

I did write an instant gratification program once, I gave it a shape and it gave me a tool path, I then tweaked the parameters to make it credible. It was buggy but I think it is the way forwards, it should not be difficult to get a tool path, you shouldn't have to understand everything before you can see if it works for you.