[Solved] TopSolid Newbie - Can you explain me this?
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:48 pm
Hi folks,
I'm new into the TopSolid world, working with the V6.12 CAM module mostly...
I have a background in other CAM tools, but there is a funcionality in TopSolid that I admit I didn't get yet, and the help documentation does not make it clear either... I noticed the help pages are interactive and allow you to click on the screenshots for further help, but when I did it for this one, all I got was the generic cutter compensation explanation page, and nothing related to these particular fields I show below.
I want to understand what it's the purpose and a real life example of usage for the fields for max. diameter and max. radius for cutter compensation in both milling and turning toolpaths. I have no idea about what they do... never saw this in other CAM systems, as far as I know...
Can someone chime in and explain this to me?
Thank you very much!!!
Daniel
I'm new into the TopSolid world, working with the V6.12 CAM module mostly...
I have a background in other CAM tools, but there is a funcionality in TopSolid that I admit I didn't get yet, and the help documentation does not make it clear either... I noticed the help pages are interactive and allow you to click on the screenshots for further help, but when I did it for this one, all I got was the generic cutter compensation explanation page, and nothing related to these particular fields I show below.
I want to understand what it's the purpose and a real life example of usage for the fields for max. diameter and max. radius for cutter compensation in both milling and turning toolpaths. I have no idea about what they do... never saw this in other CAM systems, as far as I know...
Can someone chime in and explain this to me?
Thank you very much!!!
Daniel