Problem with Tabs ... it leaves vertical signs

[silverdog]

Ciao,
I have this problem, when the machmate raise the mill do do the tabs, it leave vertical signs in correspondance of its up-down. A picture for better explaining.
Any idea ?
Thanks
Sergio

[hennie]

Sergio use 3d tabs.The cutter needs to stop and then go up, move and then go down.

[silverdog]

Sergio use 3d tabs.The cutter needs to stop and then go up, move and then go down.

I'm sorry Hennie, I did not understend. I understand that the cutter needs to stop and then go up, move and then go down, but did you do mean that that problem has no solution ? (Yes it's not a very big problem but I thought I have a z axis not perfecly squared to XY plane but I get the same problem on all the side of the pieces in any direction I turn ... )
thanks

[hennie]

The tab is like a little triangle meaning that the cutter moves up while it cuts forward.

[Gerald D]

Use the tab shape at the bottom:
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[silverdog]

Wow.Ok thanks I understand now. I 'll try tomorrows.
Thanks

[danilom]

Like many, I too have found that using 3d tabs solves the problem, but only if the CAM supports it.

[silverdog]

just becose we are talking of tabs .... does visualmill support 3D tabs ? and does visual mill let you choose where to put tabs ? (I mean exacli put the tabs where you want them ... like vectric's products)
thanks

[danilom]

looking at the videos here

http://www.mecsoft.com/Training/VMToolpathMethods/2.5AxisToolpathMethods/2.5AxisToolpathMethods.html

it shows only standard tabs

[silverdog]

thanks Danilo. I saw that new version has manual editing tabs but no 3dtabs

[hennie]

I knew someone would do a drawing:)

[Gerald D]

Jou bliksem, ek het gevoel hoe druk jy vir my!

[domino11]

:eek:

[silverdog]

:)
(google translate)

[Gerald D]

Google translate is a bit rough, but for Hennie they may be accurate. Actually we also use bliksem for scoundrel. :D

[hennie]

And it is so unique to our Mother language Afrikaans.It has some other meanings also,I am going to hit you,( Ek gaan jou bliksem!) or You are a noughty small boy, ( Jou klein bliksem .) or Look at that lightning .( Kyk na daai bliksem straal ) or If you were in a bar fight of some sort and you got the worst of it then we would say ( Kyk hulle het vir hom goed gebliksem .):)