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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Basic 3D Help

« on: March 25, 2013, 09:08:38 AM »

I used cut in both directions to minimizes the step over ridges that are created. But I might run a single roughing pass thru the center line to clean out the mass leaving ~.010"-.015". Easier on the small cutter flutes. Looks like a sprue. Have fun polishing.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Basic 3D Help

« on: March 25, 2013, 08:18:09 AM »

Rhino and MadCam
took less than 30 minutes including drawing the 3d surface layer to drive the cutter path.
imported the dxf for the line endpoints.
I set the step over at .010" per pass.
Used a function button named, drive cutter path between two lines.
picked the two angled lines that were previously joined to the two straight lines.
then picked the two radius lines from the angled section
then the two radius lines on the straight section.
then arranged the layers in the way I wanted it to cut.
layer order is the sequence of operation.
move the order, change the cutting path sequence.
Fun programs to learn and very powerful.  

while I was composing this, you posted:
this is "post processed" as stated above in both directions as you want.
I assumed it was for tool steel.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Basic 3D Help

« on: March 24, 2013, 08:32:01 PM »

this might work for ya

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Basic 3D Help

« on: March 24, 2013, 06:54:43 PM »

 

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Basic 3D Help

« on: March 24, 2013, 06:41:33 PM »

 

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: 1 inch impellor

« on: March 18, 2013, 08:22:43 AM »

http://bitsbits.com/

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MACH TOOL BOX / Re: Button Script to search through active Gcode File for NEXT Tool change

« on: March 11, 2013, 07:25:34 PM »

Ian "that's the ticket" :')

I just cleaned this section, for my analness (is that really a word, lol)

  MsgBox "File has been set to line #: " & thisLine-1 & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & _
         "which is your next toolchange position." & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & _
         "Your previous line # was: " & currentLine

Your the "VB Man"
Thanks again.

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MACH TOOL BOX / Re: Button Script to search through active Gcode File for NEXT Tool change

« on: March 11, 2013, 11:46:05 AM »

Something does not seem right with it though

I tried a second m6 and never finds it

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MACH TOOL BOX / Re: Button Script to search through active Gcode File for NEXT Tool change

« on: March 11, 2013, 11:25:36 AM »

There goes Ian skinning that cat again.

Cool, I like :')

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MACH TOOL BOX / Re: Button Script to search through active Gcode File for NEXT Tool change

« on: March 11, 2013, 08:10:50 AM »

Dan no reason you should not be able to search for ";"
as soon as it sees a ";" it just skips the whole line and goes to the next line.

I've added the comments feature to my post processors, so it spits out the (added information).

And the VB button code I use I'd found posted several years ago, so I can not take the credit.
Think it was the first time I learned to attach code to a button.

Terry, I'll look into the font control, it would be nice.