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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: vypham2 on June 28, 2012, 12:37:14 PM
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Just getting started with the program and moving on to 3d design.. except I have no idea where to start.
Does lazy cam interpret a dxf file to 3D works for gcodes? If not, does anyone know where i would be able to find a program that translates a 2D design to 3D dimensionality?
Does AutoCad do this for me if I save it as a .DXF and then open that with lazy cam?
V
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Does lazy cam interpret a dxf file to 3D works for gcodes?
No
You can use Autocad to create a 3d file from a 2d file by defining / manipulating the profiles and then save the file in a 3d format for use by CAM programs to convert it to code. Lazycam will not do that for you.
Cambam can provide 3d code if given a 3d file,but, it's code generation is not as elaborate as CAM programs meant to that task.
RICH
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Thank you Rich!
V