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  1. ice4star

    keeping cutting inside the stock model

    Thanks all. Still seems strange that the stock model is ignored in the 'z' plane?
  2. ice4star

    keeping cutting inside the stock model

    I have a component and fixture. I only want to machine a small amount of the model, so I have created a stock model around the area I wish to machine. Made the component the 'part' the stock model the 'blank' and the fixture 'check'. This has had the desired effect of restricting the X and Y...
  3. ice4star

    Selective Stock

    Thanks J Maybe it is all 'in there somewhere'. Struggling big time after so long using just Delcam. Complex work too! Now looking for some online tutorials (lots on modeling but little on manufacturing)
  4. ice4star

    Selective Stock

    Thanks for that Ray. I will give it a try. I got round it this time by sketching on the faces needing stock and extruding to the required stock requirments. It is something that is very easy to do in Delcam, either just the active toolpath or globaly for the project. I am finding the CAM side of...
  5. ice4star

    Selective Stock

    Hi I am new to NX6, having previously used Delcam PowerMill extensively for the last 15 years. I am struggling to produce a complex component that I need to leave stock on a few faces (.2mm) to finish at a later stage. I can only see how to leave global stock or machine these faces as a...

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