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...
OK -- I've tried to find an explanation on the board...could someone provide an answer to exactly what MSA does for you and who you should use it? Thanks...
You use it to limit the normal finish passes to the flatter ares of your model. It's normally used in combination with waterline machining. Use the normal...
As the explination below, also after reading a little about tool paths I found a bit of info that became obvious once I read about it. I'll try to explain. The...
Another way to think about it is that near a vertical surface each horizontal stepover equals the ridge size regardless of the ball size. On the top side it is...
Don't you just hate it when some one comes along with a much better explanation :-) Steve ... size. ... with the ... the ball ... distance. A ... little past ...
I'm evaluating MeshCam, and so far, I'm very impressed. I'd like to try 2 sided machining, but at the moment, I can't get to input Geometry supports. I just...
First, the support code has been totally rewritten and should be released in the next month or so. I expect many of your problems to go away at that point....
I don't think I changed anything that would have an effect on the number of retracts in roughing. Send me a screenshot and I'll take a look. -Robert...
At some point in the near future this will be changed in the dialog box to make its function more clear. Basically, it defines the maximum surface angle that...
If you rerun the supports command it will give you the option to erase any existing supports. Select "yes" and then just exit the command. The slice command...
You can also try a pencil finish if you can go through the stock in one pass. This would give you better control of the final z depth since waterline doesn't...
Thanks for the reply, Robert. I will send a screen shot. I'm probably just doing something wrong, and you can probably save me weeks of agony in about 10...
Thanks for the great replies. I can use this feature for several projects. John www.guitarattack.com ... dialog box ... that ... programmer ... machine ... ...
I am using stock of around 40mm x 25mm x 7mm STL exported from Rhino. Thanks for the help! Mike ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi All, and thanks for letting me in on this group. I have the evaluation version of Meshcam running, and seems to be able to use it nicely. but my CNC is not...
The tool path is the center line of the cut. When the tool goes round a corner it rolls round instead of forming a sharp corner. Imagine drawing around the...
ok, But this is in the Z direction. Its like when the mill is moving in the X or y direction, the Z is slow to follow, so its not possible to make a steep edge...
Kim, Two ideas. 1. Set the tolerance value to a very small number (.0001" or .002mm). That is the best thing I've found to help vertical edges with parallel...
Randy, Thanks, ill try the tolerance value to very small. I dont know if has any influence, but the extrusion is only about 1mm up from the block below it, so...
Ok, Now I set the resolution to the best possible, disabled the finishing (only the roughing), but the result is the same. I have included a picture of the ...
On yahoo groups I have now created a folder with my source files in, that shows the problem (jpg, dxf + NC file.) Any help much appriciated. Best Regards Kim...
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