MeshCAM MUST cut the entire surface, that's what it's designed to do. Just cutting slots is 2D, MeshCAM is 3D only. Gerry ... a ... generated ... out ... ...
Wayne, as Gerry said, Meshcam is a 3d program, and cutting slots is a 2d operation. We are both assuming that the slots are in a flat surface. You can though,...
I have had Meshcam for quite some time now, but have not used it very much, I have the drawings to build a very detailed Victorian hot air engine, designed by...
Thank you, Robert, for the new screen redraw routine. It aids immensely, especially if I have a long toolpath generation going and just want to check in on it...
Although I believe that my drwing program, MeshCAM and TurboCNC are all configured correctly, and I have gotten a couple of models built, I am puzzled as I...
very cool, 2D, makes sense. I understand the dimensions enough to put it into XY&Z coordinates it's just the format at the beginning that I am going to have...
... If you are working with a spread sheet, you will make a column for X, a column for X Value, a column for Y, a column for Y Value, etc. That way, you can...
There's a command called "Set Program Zero" under CAM. You can choose the zero location relative to the geometry. It should do exactly what you want. -Robert...
Robert,,,, Once upon a time, the order of cutting was Roughing, XY finishing, followed by waterline. Since Ver. 2 came out, that order has changed,,, and I...
Hi Robert, Each time I bring in an STL I need to rotate, position, poke, prod, spindle and mutilate it to put it where and in what orientation I need it. Even...
Robert, I've been working on a part (an elliptical-topped model railroad passenger car body) that is basically an extrusion--the cross-section does not change...
I second Randy on this; see "bordure_quart_de_rond_ends_simul_2.PNG" in Paco's folder of the files page... this special moulding require more sanding (with a...
... cutter ... OK, I single-stepped through the gcode with Cutviewer. The extraneous passes don't stop when the surface becomes vertical--the passes overlap ...
... OK, I give up... ;-) The return moves are very slightly diagonal, so after I inserted G0's on all those lines (and G1's on the immediately following ...
Randy, I don't use the waterline much so this is just a half guess. Your original screen shots seemed to not have any X margin. I tried playing with an X ...
I'm a Prototype Modelmaker.I plan on using Meshcam to build Patterns. Many times for Vacuum form patterns I will start with an oversized piece glued up from...
You could cheat, and bypass the roughing pass, and use the X Y finish pass, where you can specify just cut geometry,,,,,,,You would still have to define your...
... Thanks for that insight, Jeff. It did help--let the cutter "turn the corner" at each end. There is still a little dithering--I hope that Robert can get...
I cannot find out where to set the retract height. It seems to be hardcoded at 0.1000" and I would like to set it to less. There is no ini file that I can...
At the start of V2 I changed the order for one accidental reason or another but, at a users request, put it back to V1.18 ordering. What versio are you using?...
I think the problem is how I link the waterline toolpaths. I use a kind of priority system where paths are linked directly if they can be without a gouge or...
Unfortunately there is no practical way to do what you describe. I have some plans but they're far enough down the list that I wouldn't want to promise...
The retract height is user settable, but the clearance retract for waterline cutting is hardcoded in the program. I put that in for testing and nobody ever...
Hi, I am thinking of purchasing meshcam, but I use linux exclusively. Would it be possible for a port of Meshcam to linux (I use debian)? I see you used...
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