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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: KTM on July 05, 2008, 04:04:07 AM

Title: Standard shapes for flame/plasma cutting
Post by: KTM on July 05, 2008, 04:04:07 AM

Does any one have a standard shapes wizard that could do the shapes in the attached file.
I am willing to pay for it.

Regards

KTM

Title: Re: Standard shapes for flame/plasma cutting
Post by: jimpinder on July 05, 2008, 09:50:52 AM

Sorry - I'm having a great deal of difficulty downloading the file - can you post it again.

Title: Re: Standard shapes for flame/plasma cutting
Post by: budman68 on July 05, 2008, 10:18:51 AM

Jim, possibly you're having a Adobe (or whatever PDF file program you have) issue?

The file downloads fine.

Title: Re: Standard shapes for flame/plasma cutting
Post by: Chip on July 05, 2008, 06:22:11 PM

Hi, Jim

Hear thy are.

Chip

Title: Re: Standard shapes for flame/plasma cutting
Post by: jimpinder on July 06, 2008, 03:19:17 AM

Thanks Chip

KTM -
1. Are the sizes of the sheet metal standard - e.g. 8 feet by 4 feet etc
2. Are you wanting to be able to specify different sizes of piece on each
3. Having specified the size of work do you want to calculate best fit  and how many you can get out of each.
4. I take it the bed of the machine is fixed, so any different angles of cut would have to be software induced.

Title: Re: Standard shapes for flame/plasma cutting
Post by: KTM on July 06, 2008, 06:12:34 AM

Hi Jim

1)No
2)Yes
3)The nesting can be done with the nesting wizard
4)The cuts will only be vertical. The machines are 3 axis with THC on the Z axis.
 Mach only controls X & Y and switches the THC on auto/manual
Attached is a sample of the code

Regards

KTM

Title: Re: Standard shapes for flame/plasma cutting
Post by: Keithk on July 07, 2008, 11:47:37 PM

Check out www.deltacad.com. very easy to use and 30 day trial is free.  most of those shapes can be drawn in a couple minutes with it