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Line Width
« on: December 06, 2010, 04:22:47 PM »
I am using mastercam to design my work.
I use lazycam to convert my dxf to Gcode.
When i create a line, can i choose to thicken the tool path of a line easily?
Since i will need to create all 6 lines to be wider then others.
this is part of my line code.
N220  X-0.6085  Y1.3692   
N225 G81  X-0.6085  Y1.3692  Z0.1250  R1.0000  F60.00

As you can see just changing the x and y would not benefit me.
I would like mach3 to see the line and cut it a bit larger as my 1/4 inch bit is not wide enough.
This is a cut in plexiglass.


Any help?

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Re: Line Width
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2010, 05:22:00 PM »
I don't use Mastercam. You can create two parallel lines in CAD and then you would end up with two cut passes and thus a thicker cut line.
That is probably an easier solution than creating offsets in LC.
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Re: Line Width
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2010, 12:25:29 AM »
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When i create a line, can i choose to thicken the tool path of a line easily?
Not without doing a bit of cad work, or manual code editing. Basically, your wanting a contour toolpath to achieve the results of a pocketing function. You might could accomplish this by using a trick or two, but it would pose just as much, or more, trouble than just editing your cad/cam files and making a true pocket toolpath where there should be one.
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