CNC Pockets - cutting pockets or holes in FreeCAD 1.0 CAM Workbench

In this video I'm showing you how to cut pockets of 3d shapes. From the basic creation of the toolpath G Code, to methods of improving the mill time and reducing tool wear, you can find all the necessary steps.
I'm using the Pocket operation, the Helix operation, the Adaptive operation, the Ramp Entry Dressup. I'm also showing how improve the quality of resulting pockets.

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[pcharliep]

Nice video, you made a couple of good comments about FreeCad, how it's sometimes hard to find machining options in the settings but are available in the Data section and the terminology used for some of the setting options, but it's good to see some of the Go Arounds you mentioned. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[Madeinoz]

Awesome content. Thank you for sharing.

[Adam-tqrs]

What you're describing as rest machining is usually called something more like "stock aware" machining in other CAM systems. Rest machining is usually to allow roughing with a large diameter cutter, and then going back with a small diameter cutter to finish the corners or narrow passages. Rest machining in all the other CAM packages I've used has the primary and the rest operations happening on the very same selected feature. I wonder if that is the case with FreeCAD Path.

[brianbrumfield]

You already have the body prepared and the job setup and all the pockets are on one side. Where I struggle CAM workbench is setting the origin where I need it for each job. If the origin can't be set then the CAM workbench is worthless. I go back to Fusion360 when I need to do milling.

[prfssrleee]

For the rest machining - maybe a work-around is to just set the starting height for the 2nd pocket operation to the bottom of the outer pocket? Not ideal, but maybe that would work.

[fieur]

man i wish they would polish the cam workbench more. i really want to switch to freecad but the workflow is still not good enough :(

[stefanhertweck]

After a couple of minutes I stopped watching it. Why? For me the acoustics were bad and the talking speed not natural.