bcondon
09-28-2010, 11:43 AM
I want to cut a new rudder for a sailboat and it will have a naca0014
profile (so it looks like an airplane wing)
The surface has the same profile the length of the X axis
so y and z make the surface and the profile for x=0 or x=26 is exactly
the same.
I hand coded the sbp language from an excel spread sheet.
I plan to use a ball cutter (1") because the rudder is 12x26" and use a step in the X direction of 1/8" to start... I can increase or decrease as necessary
SO my question is that when you get to the leading edge of the profile
(front of a plane wing profile), the tip of the ball cutter is not where contact will be made. Contact will be higher on the ball cutter (will be made at the contact point normal to the ball cutter and the surface).
The simple question is there a way in Aspire or Partswork 3d to put in the surface and have the application construct the toolpath.
Another way to do this is to be able to enter the profile (x=0, y=?, z=?) and be able to construct the profile, have the application calculate the N/C toolpath and then I can hand code that new x/y/z coordinates into my SBP file.
I have Cut3d, Cut2d and Aspire. Would be nice to enter POINTS to create a surface...
Thoughts? Many thanks up front
Bob Condon
profile (so it looks like an airplane wing)
The surface has the same profile the length of the X axis
so y and z make the surface and the profile for x=0 or x=26 is exactly
the same.
I hand coded the sbp language from an excel spread sheet.
I plan to use a ball cutter (1") because the rudder is 12x26" and use a step in the X direction of 1/8" to start... I can increase or decrease as necessary
SO my question is that when you get to the leading edge of the profile
(front of a plane wing profile), the tip of the ball cutter is not where contact will be made. Contact will be higher on the ball cutter (will be made at the contact point normal to the ball cutter and the surface).
The simple question is there a way in Aspire or Partswork 3d to put in the surface and have the application construct the toolpath.
Another way to do this is to be able to enter the profile (x=0, y=?, z=?) and be able to construct the profile, have the application calculate the N/C toolpath and then I can hand code that new x/y/z coordinates into my SBP file.
I have Cut3d, Cut2d and Aspire. Would be nice to enter POINTS to create a surface...
Thoughts? Many thanks up front
Bob Condon