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General Mach Discussion / Re: LazyCam

« on: August 11, 2010, 02:44:17 PM »

But I seem to be limited to flat surfaces.  I want to be able to have curved faces such as Les Paul guitars.

You need a 3D CAM program. Loot at MeshCAM, or Vectric's Cut3D. You might also want to look at Vectric's Cut2D, which is far superior to LazyCAM imo.

Thank you, I will check them out.  I like the look of MeshCAM but I'm not looking forward to dropping the cash.  Not that it is that bad compared to some I have been looking at. 

Why doesn't LazyCAM do more 3d objects? 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: LazyCam

« on: August 11, 2010, 07:22:03 AM »

Thank you Rich! 

I downloaded Lazycam and it seems to be what I am looking for but I am still having one problem.  For things like cutting outlines, pockets, and other 2d items, I seem to be doing just fine.  However, I can't seem to figure out how to have the CAM software(s) to fillet, chamfer, or other tapper operations. 

Example:

Not the only thing we need to do but when I create a guitar body in 2d and make the pockets that seems to work fine.  But I seem to be limited to flat surfaces.  I want to be able to have curved faces such as Les Paul guitars.  This is just an example though. 

Another example would be a city scene with raised/ curved faces. 

When I try to make it in Autocad and save it as a DXF it wont import.  It says no entities found.   

Here is another video example of what we need to be able to do. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI70AjVbKbQ

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General Mach Discussion / LazyCam

« on: August 10, 2010, 06:48:00 PM »

We are still deciding on what control software to use but Lazycam is looking good for the g code.  Is it possible to just purchase Lazycam pro as a stand alone package?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cutting pockets

« on: August 10, 2010, 10:22:31 AM »

And if anyone could tell me how to be able to use the 3d functions so I can create better shapes such as bulges or rounded tops that would be great.  I can create the items in CAD but when I save it as a DXF Mach3 wont import it. 

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General Mach Discussion / Cutting pockets

« on: August 10, 2010, 10:18:55 AM »

I am trying to use Autocad to make different items and cut out pockets to mount items.  I've been watching a lot of videos on this but what seems to be simple is getting past me.  I am making 2d drawings in autocad and importing them into Mach3 with ok results.  However, when it goes to cut the pockets I created in AC, it is just cutting the outline in Mach3.  What do I need to change to make the tool paths to clear out the pockets instead of just outline them?