Open Edge Profiles in Path Work Bench

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FantisekP
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Open Edge Profiles in Path Work Bench

Post by FantisekP »

Hi

I'm trying to generate a milling path base on 4 connected edges. For some reason I can't get it to work for my simple model.

I think l I'm running the latest version of freecad:

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OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.2.29177 +426 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: (HEAD detached from 0.20.2)
Hash: 930dd9a76203a3260b1e6256c70c1c3cad8c5cb8
Python 3.8.10, Qt 5.15.2, Coin 4.0.1, Vtk 8.2.0, OCC 7.6.3
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
Installed mods: 
  * Help 1.0.3
I have tried the sample file
viewtopic.php?style=1&p=369643#:~:text= ... test.FCStd posted by Russ4262 » on Sun Feb 16, 2020 4:53 pm
I works for me. I can generate tools paths from the operations that are included in that document. I can even add new operations.

But I can't get it to work from my simple design.

If I select the top face or all 7 edges It will generate a tool path. If I only select some of the edges All I get is the tool plunging down when I run the sumulation

I'm hoping that some one could take a look at the attached file and help me see what I'm missing

Thanks for your time
Frank
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ModuloFS
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Re: Open Edge Profiles in Path Work Bench

Post by ModuloFS »

Hello,

maybe you have to change the geometry tolerance to a value greater than 0. As you can see in the attachment, if you change it for example to 10µm and generate the path operation completely new (delete the old operation), set the final depth to 0 (in my case there was strangely to 11.43mm) it should work. In my case it worked at least.
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FantisekP
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Re: Open Edge Profiles in Path Work Bench

Post by FantisekP »

Thank You ModuloFS.

That did the trick for me as well.

I really Appreciate your Help. I owe you.

Frank
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