hi
I tried to make milling of aluminium. I read this manual and saw the video of estlcam referred on the page.
So I took this model https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2726668 and tried to make gcode for milling 40mm diameter coin using 2mm carbide tool.
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But i found that it looks like estlcam doesn’t generate spiral evolutions during milling (as trochoidaladaptive milling should do).
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What I doing wrong?
3D milling is different from 2-2.5D. You are not adaptive milling you are waterline milling as you have it selected.
Am i understood right that I can achieve trochoidal miiling with estlcam only with 2D models (DXF, SVG) and can’t get it at all for 3D (STL)?
Or I just did something wrong (as example didn’t enabled and option in estlcam)?
I tried both “free machining” and “block machining” - both don’t work as I expected.
And yes, gcode generated from DXF is as I expected
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Correct as far as I know you can not use trochoiial in 3D.
I see. thanks
probably it would be good to study and try cam module in fusion 360
it has adaptive milling which seems is replacement of trachoidal https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-computer-aided/trochoidal-milling/td-p/5860958
and it has adaptive for 3D
http://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID09E44604-DAD8-47D6-ADC6-C100869DE724
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JMlrT1tNy8
Yea, Christian said it’s only for 2d cuts.
