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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 30, 2008, 01:28:51 AM »

I think i have enough material to try out some parts.
Be sure you will hear from me later on
Thanks for the help

Spnar

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 29, 2008, 10:41:03 AM »

Hi Rich

Just knoked off from work here but have a mountain of work to do at home.
Its a to do list by the missus and that can only be postponed to a certain extent.
Then i start getting penalty points.
From your last post;
"if you go back and do additional rough and finish cuts creating profiles i think it adds to to the original
toolpaths."  when you get some time would you elaborate on this.

Thanks

Spnar

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 29, 2008, 08:52:42 AM »

ok it takes me a long time to get there.
I had the max penetration for tool too short.
Now it looks like this.
With my mistakes and your advice and solutions i think we will end up with
a decent manual.

Spnar

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 29, 2008, 08:21:05 AM »

Hi Rich

This is what i am getting with 4rev curves A8.

Spnar

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 29, 2008, 07:38:41 AM »

Hi Rich

Will look into these and get back.

Spnar.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 02:22:59 PM »

Ok Rich i am getting somewhere

Drawing A4 too your advice with radius and extended stock def line and it still did not work.
Then i had a look at Loading options and found Optimise drawing ticked off and switched this on
and also Automatically add inside and outside lead ins ticked off and switched this on.(I do not Know what this refers to)
Presto it worked

I will try the others and let you know.

I am sure we will not meet in the after life because you are going to heaven 

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 01:58:23 PM »

Rich

I am working in metric . Guess the same principles apply
just tought i should let you know.

Spnar

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 11:22:58 AM »

I am attaching Dwg A5 where i inserted a piece of straight line between curves.
Still no joy.
It leans and converts ok but no code.
Hope you are feeling better to-day Rich take care

Spnar

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 10:47:40 AM »

Hi Bud

I had the connection line tollerance high enough to compensate for that missed connection.
Just in case i redrew making certain the snap function was on in autocad.
Had the same result   The clean and convert works but no code is created.
One common factor in the drawings that did not work is that they have a reverse curve.
If it's a curve (part of circle) followed by straight line it seems to be ok.

Spnar

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Lazy Cam pain

« on: September 28, 2008, 09:46:18 AM »

Rich

Next lot of drawings


Spnar