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i hope that martin2 can answer me  or some else who can read this
i have a problem ,i have created a mould with the help of volumes  boleans operations

but i seem to be un able to machine this .now my  question is
is it possible to mill  volumes?
if answer is yes what do you need to do to make this possible?

because part of the  mould is a substraction of volumes  thickness  the mould as the part are volumes because its from remove operations
thanks in advance

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Hi Klaasvaak!

Yes it's possible to mill volumes in V5.
The way of proceeding is the same like you mill on faces.

Alternatively you also can change a volume-model to a surface-model. (Try "Extract")
Or you can make some volume-model - based on a closed Surface-model. ("Join" then "Close Surface")

Hope this helps you.

Martin

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thanks martin
but i tried and tried what you suggested with out any luck
simply cannot select the other surfaces  on one part not the rest
its really frustrating
have done ectract i have the surfaces  simply cannot select them

ANY ONE HELP  !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hi again!

Question:
You are in your milling operation, then you want to select the surfaces. Do you make a LeftClick or a RightClick on the red Ranges?

(LeftClick - you can select parts / RightClick - you can select surfaces)

Bye
Martin

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Original erstellt von martin2:
Hi again!

Question:
You are in your milling operation, then you want to select the surfaces. Do you make a LeftClick or a RightClick on the red Ranges?

well if i select not a certain machine work i can select everything
selected part are orange then
but when i selct the same area let  say pocketing i cannot select certain parts any more
but what i noticed  is that the parts that i cannot select are curved up to the bottom like a wing  if you know what i mean

it seems to me that catia cannot mill parts that are curved on the bottom  wich seems to me a bit stupid
i am still in roughing so  i plan with tiny point to finish the curved bottom
meaby this is a ¨problem
also the machine is 2.5 d 
but it can handle this part and as soon as i come to a side that is not 90 degree  or flat my tool cut straighten 90 to the surface wich is odd also
this becuase i leave more the 2 mm too keep room for the finish milling

meaby you can help  i am really stuck with this

(LeftClick - you can select parts / RightClick - you can select surfaces)

Bye
Martin

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Hi again!

I'm not sure if I understood you, but:
If you are using the Operation "Pocketing" the Bottom of your Pocket has to be plane. If the bottom is curved it doesn't work - that's normal.
Then you have to finish the bottom with any other operation.

Greetings
Martin

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well i use roughing
and i so strange results that i really ask me selve or there is not another problem

like i select the area  you said in select faces  it becomes red  so its selected then  i choose preview  it says roughing parameters ok
the i want to see the path  its calculating somethime i got nothing next time i got a tiny bit totaly wrong
is it possible you could look at the file and see whats wrong?
i am really puzzled  by this

also becuase once i had a good path then i wanted to do it again
only rubish  so do not know what is going on

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Hello!

Ok - plz attach the Part and Process - Tomorrow, I will take a look at it.

Martin

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well i cannot upload it too big
can i sent it to your email adresse?

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Yes, that's ok

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i have  PM you can you PM me back?

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