12-16-2020, 12:04 AM
It depends on the software, and the machine. Many modern machining centres will cut NURBS.
Even forty year old machines will cut circular arcs if your software can handle that. But even using only linear moves, all that matters is the precision. You won't be able to distinguish between a B-spline cut and a bunch of linear cuts with .0003" resolution. Whatever you put into it, you get out of it.
Even forty year old machines will cut circular arcs if your software can handle that. But even using only linear moves, all that matters is the precision. You won't be able to distinguish between a B-spline cut and a bunch of linear cuts with .0003" resolution. Whatever you put into it, you get out of it.
