Nother dumb question

[Joe Dusel]

Since I don't have a CNC I'm wondering how you do chamfers and round-overs using a CNC. If I create a tool using the Profile Editor and then use it in the Part Editor will this actually be performed on the machine? Does it require that you put in a chamfer or round-over bit, or does the machine just fake it with the tools it has?

The material I'm looking at milling is bamboo plywood and I'm wanting to do either a 1/8" chamfer or round-over.

Thanks,

Joe

[Damon Nabors]

Either way, You can use custom tools or if you don't have a specific profile tool, you can run the part through the profile modeler and model it out with end mills and ball nose tooling.

[Joe Dusel]

Thanks for the reply. What would your preference be? Does one method produce better results or produce it quicker?

Joe

[Damon Nabors]

custom tooling is the way to go in most cases. Profile modeler is great but time consuming. If it was a one time build that I was working on and needed to spend several hundred dollars on tooling. I am going the slow route and Profile Model that bad boy.