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Swarf by Contours > Gouge Check
The Gouge check tab is displayed.
The gouge checking option looks at the generated toolpath and the defined geometries to decide whether the tool components are gouging the surfaces. If a gouge is found, the system reacts according to the user settings.
The resulting toolpath is used for checking the next stage and so on.
The gouge checking is supported for all tool types.
To display additional parameters, click the relevant tab in the dialog image below.
Tabs
Animations below may be shown automatically or by clicking the movie prompt image (like the demonstration image shown below):
Gouge&Excess
The aim is to control the surface gouge and excess material. 3 Options are available:
- The user can completely degouge the surface which means that the tool path will be collision free
- The gouge and excess material ratio can be balanced
- The user can set maximum thresholds of gouge and excess
The animation shows the machining of the flank of the block. Due to its curved topology it actually is not possible to be swarfed with one cut. As you can see the tool basically cuts right through the surface.
Degouging
The degouging will push the tool out of swarf surface in case a collision occurs. To avoid the collisions the tool will be pushed away orthogonal to the contact line between to the upper and lower curve.
The user can select the swarf surfaces or any other surface for the degouging. A tolerance sets the accuracy of the degouging.
The animation shows a swarf tool path in which the tool heavily collides with the swarf faces.
The animation shows the same tool path, now with the degouging activated. The swarf surface is protected within the tolerance.
Balancing
The balancing equalizes the amount of rest material and gouging. You see that the tool is not engaging into the surface as much as without balancing.
Balancing with allowance
While the balancing equalizes the amount of rest material and a gouge, the balancing with allowance will try not to exceed the user defined thresholds. In case a threshold will be exceed a warning will be shown.
Avoid by retracting
The new collision check strategy lets the tool retract from arbitrary check surfaces. Users are now able to retract the tool for feature geometries on the part floor or fixtures devices. Tool paths cutting range can be extended to areas with risk of collision. The animation shows that the tool retracts away from some obstacles along its way.
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The user can select the swarf surfaces or any other surface.
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Additional clearances for the tool can be set
Avoid by relinking
The trim will simply trim out colliding tool path segments with selected collision check surfaces.
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The user can select the swarf surfaces or any other surface.
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Additional clearances for the tool can be set
The animation shows a swarf tool path that trims out the last tool path segments in order to avoid the collisions with the block.
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