OK, maybe I'll take a different approach and try to illustrate exactly what I'm trying to do. I have been at this all day, hours with Sheetcam, G-Code-it, Meshcam, Cut3D, etc, etc,etc.. Still, I can't seem to get what I want...
So here is what I am working with.
This is one of the many shapes I am trying to cut out. The nose and eye should be cut out, and then the outline.
From Blender, I have exported the same thing into a DXF format. (Attached) I have run both of these through all of the programs listed above in a dozen different ways each. I have gotten some rough G-code that looks like it when it's run. But it's still trying to 'Carve' out the whole shape, instead of just cutting the outlines. Sheetcam, won't recognize the DXF at all so far as I can tell. I load it, I get no errors. But there isn't anything on the screen. The G-Code-It program seemed to be the most promising, as I could load the JPG as a background, do a rough trace of the outline, and it actually made a decent example of what I am trying to get. Unfortunately, tracing the image is extremely cumbersome, and doesn't get me the crisp cutout I am looking for. Ideas anyone? I'm salivating to get a good G-code of a cutout and actually try out my mill!
Thanks for ANY insight you could offer in advance!