I guess you are referring to "pocketing" for 3D models, right? This concept is currently not explicitely used, since all the operations are performed with the whole model and not with specific faces. The closest equivalent ist probably a dropcutter operation limited to a specific part of the model.
Regarding the tool length compensation (G49) in the header of GCode files: this setting was defined before I joined PyCAM's development. Currently I can't think of a good reason, why it should be there. But I am not very fluent in GCode and I don't know a lot of "common" usage patterns, thus I can't tell, if this setting could have any use. If you think, it is annoying and useless, then I will follow your advice and remove it from the default header.
The alternative would be - of course - to turn it into a configurable switch.
cheers,
Lars
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I noticed a Tab for pocketing under the Gravure Tab in Processes. Is there anyway to do standard milling pocketing??
By the way. So far Ive found this to be a pretty good program. But Im curious why it turns off tool length compensation?
Hi crappiewy,
I guess you are referring to "pocketing" for 3D models, right? This concept is currently not explicitely used, since all the operations are performed with the whole model and not with specific faces. The closest equivalent ist probably a dropcutter operation limited to a specific part of the model.
Regarding the tool length compensation (G49) in the header of GCode files: this setting was defined before I joined PyCAM's development. Currently I can't think of a good reason, why it should be there. But I am not very fluent in GCode and I don't know a lot of "common" usage patterns, thus I can't tell, if this setting could have any use. If you think, it is annoying and useless, then I will follow your advice and remove it from the default header.
The alternative would be - of course - to turn it into a configurable switch.
cheers,
Lars