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DogariuSebastia1-Visitor
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October 14, 2011
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W5 Gouge Check Vs. Vericut

  • October 14, 2011
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I've noticed that on some programs the gouge check done on a program in W5 shows gouges where Vericut doesn't. If I gouge check the sequnces I have no gouges. So my question is on what can I count on: Vericut or W5?

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    NickMihelich12-Amethyst
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    October 17, 2011

    I count on vericut to show tool holder collisions and tool shank collisions. I use gouge check to find bad tool path (a all to common occurance) usually in roughing re roughing sequences.

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    DogariuSebastia1-VisitorAuthor
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    October 17, 2011

    I had a bad example today. I had 2 finishing and a surface mill sequence done with the same tool. When I made the output in a set it showed me gouges. When i did it separately it was ok. I think W5 is pretty bad at tying toolpath from different sequences, even if I use the same tool. Did you check the roughing - re -roughing problem with the amount of material left after re-roughing at 0 ? I used your strategy for helical mahining and I've noticed that sometimes it doesn't go all the way down to the bottom of the pocket. Have you encountered this by now?

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    NickMihelich12-Amethyst
    12-Amethyst
    October 17, 2011

    I find strange issues everyday (2 this morning). I am getting very sick of Pro NC and would love to find a diffrent software pakage. any suggestions?

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