I was recently surfing the web, and found the Partmaster Tutorial 7, Door Knob Turn Example in PDF form. Where can I find the rest of the series in PDF form,...
Hello Bill, If you browse to C:\Program Files\DolphinCadcam\PartMaster\Tutorials you will find the documents in HTML format that can be printed, we have got...
I am generating a surface profile in the Z plane and I need to start off by producing a slot where the base is the finished Z surface plane. However the...
Here's one for you clever people How do I make a cutter follow a profile in mill? I've some fancy squiggles that I just need the cutter to use as a centre line...
... centre line and follow - is this something that nobody has asked for before? ... it only seems to do straight lines... ... Steve, Draw you squiggy line in...
Steve If the profile is defined in the XY plane :- Define as a Contour in Dolphin CAD or as a Polyline in ACAD or some such other. For 3rd party Cad produce...
Michael , If the profile is in the ZX plane and the "follow tool centre line" option is selected, given the tool is say and end mill am I right in assuming...
Tractionring Yes, when the ZPROFILE operation Is selected the following option :- Profile IS tool centreline Can be selected within the Slot tab. If this...
Hi John, Steve, Nope, engrave won't let me do a wiggly line only text following it and it has to be a contour - a profile pings up error. Similar problem to...
Michael, So you're saying that any shaped squiggle that I want a cutter to follow must be a contour and not a profile? So any non closed shape must be closed...
Steve A contour does not have to be enclosed, it can be open. i.e. Like a Horseshoe shape. If a shape is in the XY plane then it is always a contour and the...
AH! got it - done it! I always assumed contours had to be closed shapes... Thanks for staying up that late to answer my questions! ;-) Steve ... From: "Michael...
Is there a way to get the page grid to line up with the rulers that run horizontally and vertically in Dolphin CAD? The page rulers have the origin at 0,0 in...
Hello George, On the top toolbar you will see three icons that control the grid. The first allows you set the grid intervals etc. this can be displayed as a...
The rulers line up with the drawing origin which is initially located in the center of the page. If you align the grid to this proint, then it will line up...
Steve If the profile is defined in the XY plane :- Define as a Contour in Dolphin CAD or as a Polyline in ACAD or some such other. For 3rd party Cad produce...
Tractionring Yes, when the ZPROFILE operation Is selected the following option :- Profile IS tool centreline Can be selected within the Slot tab. If this...
Tractionring I replied 9/4/06 18:33. There was a further query 9/4/06, 19:48 I replied to the 2nd query 9/4/06, 21:44. I will resend the replies. Michael ...
Michael, Are you confusing two posts? The one I am asking about is the Z profile slot depth problem not the "follow a line" thread. Can I add another problem...
... X ... I have just done another check on the wizard and what I think is happening is the wizard is substituting metric figures when the set up is set for...
Tractionring I looked it up on the archive, must have missed it first time round. As the slot feature stands at the moment this Is not possible, I will pass...
There was a problem with the wizards used by the "visual menu" concerning inch / metric conversion - basically it occurred twice, this was not a problem in...
i am looking for schools or colleges in the london area that might include cnc programing and machining i have partmasterv8 and would be pleased to hear from...
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