Hello folks!
Finally after some time, I convinced my school that we needed a CNC machine for CNC
projects for the kids in class and so forth... We ended up with a Probotix V90 and vectric Cut3D
and PhotoCarve....
I have dabbled with them some... but just a question....
Can I cut out parts etc like Cut2d using these programs? (I had no choice in programs the district purchased)
I want to be able to make a part in solidworks and then export a STL
and use that to simply cut out the part and machine the various screw holes etc.
Something simlar to this:
Help me out
Matt
Help a newbie out
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- Location: Wisconsin
Re: Help a newbie out
Nevermind....
In my laziness, I missed a couple tutorials and figured it out....
Moron phase over....
Sorry folks...
In my laziness, I missed a couple tutorials and figured it out....
Moron phase over....
Sorry folks...
- Adrian
- Vectric Archimage
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Re: Help a newbie out
If you're going to do a lot of stuff like that it may well be worth getting the school to buy Cut2D as well. Machining that sort of thing as a 3D job is going to take massively longer than it would as a 2D job leading to more wear and tear on the machine and cutting tools. Not to mention the electricity costs of running the machine for far longer than it needs to.