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How to fix a toolpath with SOLIDWORKS CAM?<\/h1>\n

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By Ghyslain Lacombe – Application Specialist at SolidXperts<\/em><\/p>\n

When creating a toolpath, the result can sometimes not be the one you want. In the following example shown in video and screen captures, there is a steel island in the center of a cutting.
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1- Region to be machined:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As you can see, the customer wants to machine this region:<\/p>\n

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2- Result of the initial toolpath:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The result of the toolpath leaves an undesirable steel island: How to correct this?<\/p>\n

3- Edit the function: Z Level:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The operation parameters are as follows:<\/p>\n

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4- In this case, you must change the method from constant to scallop to be able to eliminate material that cannot be machined with the other process.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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5- The result still leaves an unmachined region because it is necessary to increase the precision:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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6- It is then necessary to reduce the scallop and the minimum cut amount to be able to remove all the material.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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7- The result shows that the machining is now complete:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Therefore, depending on the kind of workpiece, you must determine the machining method to use and adjust the number of passes and the scallop for machining to be complete.<\/p>\n

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