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G-Code, CAD, and CAM => LazyCam (Beta) => Topic started by: skartalov on August 10, 2008, 06:43:15 AM

Title: Offset whole layer
Post by: skartalov on August 10, 2008, 06:43:15 AM
How to offset the whole LAYER?
When I select the layer, and do offset, it only applies to the last entity of the selected layer.

Title: Re: Offset whole layer
Post by: Graham Waterworth on August 10, 2008, 08:31:05 AM
It may help to tell us what you are using and what layer you want to offset.

Graham.
Title: Re: Offset whole layer
Post by: skartalov on August 10, 2008, 04:00:55 PM
Well, I try to offset layer with text, where every letter is an entity.
Basically, i export my design from CorelDraw in PLT, then load to Lazycam.
For example I would like to mill these letters, and to tell LAZYCAM to offset them 6mm (INSIDE - this is diameter of my flat mill).

thanks.
Title: Re: Offset whole layer
Post by: Chip on August 11, 2008, 01:05:58 AM
Hi, Skartalov

Post your PLT file, Use the REPLY Button and Attach It please.

It's late hear, I'll look at it tomorrow.

Thanks, Chip
Title: Re: Offset whole layer
Post by: skartalov on August 12, 2008, 01:42:39 AM
OK, this is the file.
I would like to offset (Inside)  everything but the lines at once.
How to do that?

Title: Re: Offset whole layer
Post by: Chip on August 12, 2008, 02:27:27 PM
Hi, Skartalov

Loaded your file, Clean, Optimize, Set the short lines to a New layer "#2", Set Outer Box to New layer "#3".

Offset didn't work very well, So I set the text and short lines to .030 Depth and the box to .100.

You should be able to cut this with a engraving type tool, Pointy end cutter.

Hera's a G-code and .LCAM file to look at.

Hope this Helps, Chip