Very interesting. I was wondering if the upgrade was worth the cost and effort. This keep out zone is very useful. Your video was very helpful with this.
My guess is it will not go into that keep out zone at all, so z-gap would not come into play as far as the keep out zone goes. I saw another video that alluded to that. It showed toolpaths going around it, that otherwise would have gone through it.
That is correct. The generated rapid paths will go around and not over the keep out zone. I have a screen capture to show this but I can't post an image in a comment but I posted the link to it here: github.com/mhackney/HackOfAllTrades/blob/8a48ec2aab13ae1b68bf51c1abba966526aa2391/Images/Keep%20Out%20Zone%20overview%20markup.png
I put a Keep Out Zone at the entrance to our driveway! Now, all the 4WD guys are exploring their limits. Thanks for sharing your mistake and help those of us who haven't made that one just yet.
Brent, that is exactly how it works. Check out the screen capture I posted the link to in the video description, it shows the rapid tool paths avoiding the keep out zones by going around them.
Very interesting. I was wondering if the upgrade was worth the cost and effort. This keep out zone is very useful. Your video was very helpful with this.
Glad it was helpful! Yes, the keep out zones will save a lot of end mills from an early demise!
My guess is it will not go into that keep out zone at all, so z-gap would not come into play as far as the keep out zone goes. I saw another video that alluded to that. It showed toolpaths going around it, that otherwise would have gone through it.
That is correct. The generated rapid paths will go around and not over the keep out zone. I have a screen capture to show this but I can't post an image in a comment but I posted the link to it here: github.com/mhackney/HackOfAllTrades/blob/8a48ec2aab13ae1b68bf51c1abba966526aa2391/Images/Keep%20Out%20Zone%20overview%20markup.png
I put a Keep Out Zone at the entrance to our driveway! Now, all the 4WD guys are exploring their limits.
Thanks for sharing your mistake and help those of us who haven't made that one just yet.
Too funny! I need a Keep Out Zone on my shop and tool box!
Is it possible that the tool would avoid the keep out zone completely (from the X, Y parameters) and render the Z height clearance irrelevant?
Brent, that is exactly how it works. Check out the screen capture I posted the link to in the video description, it shows the rapid tool paths avoiding the keep out zones by going around them.