I am trying to use auto cutline in Creo 2 to mill a few hemispherical pockets with a ball end mill. I've used the auto cutline before on similar recessed pockets and it usually goes well.
The problem I see in this feature is that there is no way to specify the CW or CCW direction of the cutter as it helicals into the pocket. If it defaults to the way I want to go (climb milling) things go fine. If it produces an upcutting tool path, there seems to be no way to change it.
For today's project, an internal hemispherical pocket, it wants to helical CW from the top with the spindle specd at CW (upcut). If I edit the path the cutter plunges to the bottom of the feature and helicals upward.
Anyone else have luck with this one?
Thanks.