It sounds like you have a spline or a polyline, not a single element ellipse (as defined by a major and minor axis). In that case use the polyarcfit macro. If you can define the ellipse with a major and minor axis, then you can explode the ellipse into arcs.
Sincerely, Chuck Glawe Courtesy Corporation Mold & Tool Div. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.courtesycorp.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Ernie Gemmel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 8:07 AM > To: Mfg-Smartcam (E-mail) > Subject: [mfg-smartcam] ellipse machining > > Hi Folks, > I am trying to deburr the intersection of two holes that are on an angle > to each other, thus creating an ellipse. > > The problem is when I try to machine the ellipse, I get ~.025 long line > segments and this produces an unacceptable facetted appearance on the > break-edge. > > I have tried messing with polyline explosion tolerances etc etc etc and i > am getting nowhere fast! > Does anybody have any ideas suggests or methods that could help? > thanks in advance > ernie > ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
