Re: [mfg-smartcam] machining bushing oil groove

[Jon Baker]

Hey, thats gread Gene, but I have one question for you.  I can't find projection to a surface anywhere on this dang thing.  I have free form, but all I can find is projecting to a mesh, not a surface.   Did you mis-state it, or am I lost once again? Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: D G Bowen To: Jon Baker ; SmartCam Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] machining bushing oil groove Jon,   I didn't know if you had surfacing, so I sent you a file which will do what you want. I created a slanted surface and projected an arc onto it. With lead-in lines added, and a copy rotated 180 degrees, it becomes a complete cutter path.   The beauty of this cutter path is that it can be used to cut any similar oil groove. It currently has a radius of .135. You can used Transform, Scale to increase or decrease the radius to be anything you want. Use a scale factor of .26/.135 for X and Y axes and it will cut a .010 groove in a 3/4" I.D.  Use a scale factor for the Z axis and you can adjust the height of the groove.   Gene Bowen         I want to machine an oil groove inside a 1/2 id bushing that is 3/4 long using a 1/4" dia ball cutter, ie carbide burr