re: Salad Bowl and Serving Tongs

I’ve used ball nose cutters on past projects with great success. But, I did the math myself and left the outermost cut line ‘tall’ so the ball nose just takes out the corner and makes for a smooth transition…if that makes sense. Using a ball nose throughout would leave a bunch of ridges, unless your cut paths were right on top of each other, which would be tedious to cut. 

Origin really uses pretty limited tool paths as far as I can tell. Really just following the SVG lines and allowing offsets. Any pocketing is done manually by just dragging the tool around until it bumps up against preset limits. 

It works great, but it’s truly only a semi-automated process, so it’s got its own pluses and minuses. It’s a wonderful tool, but it’s not going to replace a gantry-style CNC. That said, there are things Origin can do that a gantry system can’t. So, pluses and minuses.