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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 01:55:33 PM »

spnar,
same stuff as the others, i trimmed each line so they were joined, also moved the profile to x&y=0

if you draw the profile anywhere and then go to move some point to the origin xyz=0 i always use
specify the point.

it cleaned and converted
rich

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 01:26:00 PM »

spnar,
just like RC said,  the two curves are not connected, also extend the stcok definition line,notice that when you try to clean and convert you get two  dashed lines with a gap which may be indicative of something not connected and of course it dosn't clean and convert.

yes, you can use the tolerance setting, but I CHECK EACH START AND END POINT ( PROPERTIES IN ACAD) TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CONNECTED  that just eliminates a problem

 
comment: i havn't the foggiest idea what some other cad or paint programs may produce in terms of accuracy; ie we are dealing in 4 or 6 decimal places and some program may be in pixels....... or whatever
rich

on to A8

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 01:09:28 PM »

spnar,
in drawinga4, extend the stock definition line up .010" above the profile, it will generate cuts,
then modify and try the following.

on your horizontal line to the last curve make / include( trim in autocad) a small radius joining them, i use .002" to .004" even for point tool with a radius in settings of .001"

if the radiuis is smaller than the tool radius you can't cut it and you may not get a profile finish cut

(sorry for the small text but when this laptop heats up some of the keys get a tempermental )
rich
 now i 'll look at a7

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 12:45:37 PM »

ok, i'm back
dave, 
Look at what RC just posted, the yellow line in Lazycam represents the z axis, i put the start of the profile at z=0 and
the x=0. Notice the line on the right defines the stock diameter and where the stocks sits relative to the profile.
This will create facing toolpaths on the stock. So draw accordingly in CAD for now.

spnar
i will take a look, just downloaded them
RICH


 

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 10:52:47 AM »

Be back in an hour or so.
RC,
Try playing with adding a line ( maybe one or two), typicaly it dosn't recognize that it's cutting thru that block.
i played around with putting in a clamp, you know that you can create additional profiles /
append to some part of it. That gets complicated to explain and then your going into the
PROJECT and fooling with the chains and entities to create another profile.

I quess you can do a bulk replacement on the beginning z moves for that string of code. Haven't fooled with that
in a text editor or Word enough. but tha defeats being lazy.
got to go
RICH

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 10:29:13 AM »

Hi All,
There are no stupid questions.
Also appreciate you guys trying the program out and following thru the manual.  Please by all means
make what ever comments you like on the verbage or the figures. Don't care if you say it sucks!
Will clean it up some, maybe add an example for piecing two wizards together.

Here's my thoughts on the manual:
Since it will be some time before LazyTurn becomes a workable program, LazyCam can be used within
some kind of limits. If the manual gets somebody up to some "point" quickly then the intent has been achieved.
I don't know what that "point" is yet.

In the mean time experience is gained. When you go and try another program you'll know what your looking for.

RICH

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 27, 2008, 11:33:52 PM »

Well couch time. Have a bad cold and i'm quarentined.
RICH

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 27, 2008, 11:25:30 PM »

Well that looks good. Seems some programs can't figure out what to do with it.
Maybe i'll try it out. i remember when it  was first put out and there was no documentation for it
and really buggy. so just discounted it totaly.

Oh by the way, sometimes a file dosn't look correctly in Mach turn, not to often,  even though the code is correct. Noticed this with the three balls one. Just go out and come back in mach turn and all is fine. BUT, if you just brought a file in and didn't realize it was ok, that 's another story. I can't seem to consistantly duplicate it.
RICH

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 27, 2008, 10:47:01 PM »

Dave,
Just like in Figure 3, Here's how, easy as 1,2,3,4 . Ok, ........next time I'll put numbers on the figures.
Your not alone as i never paid much attenton to that box. It's the simple things that drive you bonkers!
Having fun yet? 

RC,
yes,I meant Fred. Is Vector intuitive such that you don't have to read 300 pages?
Try a simple one like the one shown in Figure 4. i'll modify this post and attach as I need to get out of here to draw it.
Now you can use a grooving tool, but try and see if it will generate profile cuts not using a grooving tool. I must of tried this one
30 times in Lazycam and gave up,then, magic, it did it!

RICH

modified:FIGURE4.dxf attached

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Feature Requests / Re: POLL: Mach3 Lathe and G70/G71/G72 roughing, facing, finishing

« on: September 27, 2008, 07:44:09 PM »

Scott,
A wizard would be nice.
RICH