Just playing around with a 60+MB .stl and get an Assertion Failed! error message. Program: D:\MeshCAM2\meshcam.exe File: .\src\PolygonModel2.cpp Line: 472 ...
Hi... I'm doing a little experimenting with release 6738 using slicing. I want to take several .25" slices and cut them separately. But I cannot set the...
It turned out to be some test code that verified the normal direction. The old code was less tolerant of normal problems but this doesn't matter much any more...
Using the Program Zero dialog should do exactly what you want. Al of the buttons on there reference the stock- not the geometry. When you click Top and SW...
Yeah, I have been going through the G-Code and manually typing in the adjusted feed rate. The good news is I got some better end-mills specifically for...
I have a STL file which I have used to produce a positive object. Now I need to do that same object as a cavity. In short, the first made an object now I need...
You could do it in the post processor but the offsets would not be correct. One thing you could to is split off only the top surface in a CAD program and save...
Hi... I stumbled across http://www.david-laserscanner.com/ the other day and I thought I would share some of my results which involve MeshCAM. The entire set...
I think the link was messed up in my previous post... sorry... try this one.. http://www.david-laserscanner.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=326 ... and ... The ... ...
Rich, Very nice work on the propeller. What were the overall dimensions of the piece cut in pine? I looked at David a while ago and didn't take the time to try...
Thanks... The original prop was 12" long... you can see it in the picture at the bottom of the thread. I didn't measure the final result, but it was perhaps...
Since everyone has a wheel mouse (right?), can you make the right mouse button pan the view? I know I can pan with the shift key, but panning with the mouse...
Hi, I'm going to attempt a carving using the trial version of meshcam, from a drawing, and using an old quarter sawn piece of oak, that has an aged dark...
I don't think it was the toolpath quality setting that caused the 2 hour wait. I just tested a very high polygon model with a quality of 15 and it took 1.3...
... Thanks so much Gerry, you pretty much gave me exactly the info I was looking for, and your post will mean a person getting a gift or not getting a gift....
I'm curious as to what people are using for fixtures when they do 2- sided milling with MeshCam. How are you using a fixture that holds the stock and keeps the...
Mike, I have been using two methods. When I am machining a part where the cutting depth is comfortably less than the stock thickness, I just hold the rawstock...
Mike, A picture of one of my set-ups at <http://www.greenmountainaccess.net/~jdemand/other/2sidedVice.jpg > Crude and very beat up but it still works. I also...
Randy, Thanks, it is always nice to see another strategy. One question... why not mill (at least rough) the OD of the wheel on method2.jpg. Jeff ***********...
... Because that is off-topic for this list. :) I milled the wheel face detail in MeshCAM, but wanted to keep the surround solid until the end for best...
Randy, I don't quite see this as OT. Mill the spokes with MC with a rough centre hole and OD. Lathe work to ream bore and turn OD using a mandrel. My X Y vice...
Hey guys, if I might inject another idea here. If possible leave the stock oversize in length. Use the machine to first drill 2 registration holes in the...
Hi Randy, Jeff, and Pete, Thanks for sharing your ideas because it has got the creative juices going for a new fixture. I'm trying to mill foam wings (for R/C...
For foam wings, you may be best to use a hot wire. That is the fastest, and perhaps just as accurate. There are some cnc foam cutters around, perhaps you...
I have to make a bunch of Linear Slide stand offs. Very simple, looks like "T" upside down about 3" tall and 2" wide at the base with a 1" upright. I drew the...
Smitty, If I understand correctly you want to do 2.5 D milling. I haven't cut anything but on the screen no roughing, no raster, just a finishing waterline...
Jeff, That's pretty much it. I'll try just a waterline today and see how it goes. Thanks Smitty ... haven't cut ... looks ... 1" ... Mesh. ... extra ... all...
Hi there, l have recently downloaded the trial version of Meshcam and have managed to machine a test piece but havn't been able to get rid of the geometry...
I know that this forum is for meshcam, however I cannot resist to mention LazyCam. This program is very good for the task you are trying to do. LazyCam comes...
I am using "MeshCAM 2 Build Number 6738". It seems that the roughing tool path has an incredible number of retracts. It is taking a long time to machine, and...
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