Hi,
I am using a roughing waterline to get down to the level shown in the attachment. It makes several passes to get down that far, between .050 and .100 depth steps are acceptable. However, a .050 or .100 plunge makes the machine shudder and freaks me out. I'd like it to perform like the Newfangled "circular pocket" or "cut circle" wizards, where it has a ramp angle or pitch options and it spirals its way down.
This isn't a problem on the outer surface, as the tool approaches from the outside in. But in the center, in the "pocket", it's abrupt.
Is there a way in SprutCAM to do a helix, spiral, or ramp inside the pocket? I see the "approach" option in lead-in, but that doesn't seem to work here, because it's part of the same operation as the outer bit???
I also have this problem in proper "pocketing" operations. The lead in "spiral" doesn't seem to apply between Z steps in the same operation.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Dave