[Afish]

Im trying to get square outside corners in aspire (9.514). See attached pic. Red arrow is pointing to my problem. I want to get that as a square corner. I have tried all types of things and cannot get it. The inside corners are great just the way I want it. Any ideas on how to achieve this?

 

[Afish]

That was with a v-bit and v-carve tool path in Aspire. It gives me the square (inside corners) but not the outside. Tried different size/angle vbits with different spacing between the two vectors. Same result each time.

 

[Afish]

here is a screen shot with toolpath

 

[Afish]

Sorry, need the slope on both inside and outside.

 

[Afish]

Like this ?
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Not exactly but as that is probably the nicest MDF raised panel door I have seen. Would you mind sharing the particulars (bits, toolpaths) The one Im working on wasnt my design and truthfully I hated it even before I ran into trouble with it and now I hate it even more. I did manage to get it to work finally by doing a combination of v-carve for the outer pass and then 4 profile passes for the inner with a pocket tool path to clean out in-between the V and the profile.

 

[Afish]

You need to add a couple of vectors and a couple of toolpaths. See my attachments


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Thanks Mike.

 

[Afish]

Yes, however without the V-carve tool path the inside corner still has a small projection when using even a .25 flat bottom clearance bit. Its not bad and a sharp chisel will clean it right off I'm sure. Having a v-carve tool path cleans out that little bit but takes more machine time so its 6 of one half dozen scenario. Thanks again for everyone's input I had given myself a pretty good headache Friday trying to get what I wanted.

 

[Afish]

rectangle works, if you select square corners but 4 independent lines works too. I did both but the rectangle is faster to draw.

 

[Afish]

Can you post a screen shot of the tool path. When I did a V-carve tool path it would give me square inside and rounded outside corners no matter what.

 

[Afish]

Thats the problem, it gives you square corners at the top but the outside corner at the bottom of the cut has a radius which I didnt want. If you click on my photo in the first post you will see the issue is the same as you posted.