Machsupport Forum
G-Code, CAD, and CAM => LazyCam (Beta) => Topic started by: Tef9 on March 10, 2008, 08:46:20 PM
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Hi Everyone,
It was all going so well, I have set up mach 3 and everything is moving before my eyes as I press the arrow keys.
Now i am stuck. What I am trying to do is make a pen, I have drawn the part in Alibre free version (Just a simple cylinder). I load this into lazycam and everything is fine (not a 100% sure but I can see the part).
I get a tap file and load it into mach3 and there is a rectangle, When I start mach3 it runs through the file but as a mill would with powered tools following an out line.
I would like to make is a pen, however if this was a pen blank then it would 'smash' right into the blank. Some how I need to get LazyCam to account for the wood and don't know how.
I have been going at this CNC stuff for about a week and it is slowly all clicking into place ;D
Thanks,
Andy
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Thanks for this document it was very helpful! however I am now useing the wizards.
Thanks,
Andy