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Hey Tom-

It's been a number of years since V5 so I could be wrong (I should know this anyway) but I believe V6 was a free upgrade to V5 so your license code might work as it. V6 upgraded a lot of...

The setup sounds correct. How are you finding the center of rotation and how distorted are the parts?

-Rob

Sounds like you went through a third party to download it- those frequently use a download manager to add toolbars and other junk. There is nothing hidden in the MeshCAM installer from the "official...

When you get MeshCAM with a Nomad, there's an added "Auto Toolpath" plugin that makes it far easier to create a toolpath because MeshCAM knows a lot about the machine the toolpath is targetting. You...

The smoothing will smooth out the surface but outer contours may have some jaggedness if the source image had it or if the resolution is too low. When you calculate a toolpath, the contours are...

I think MeshCAM Standard will do everything you want. You can load an image and automatically convert it to a heightmap similar to what Rhino does. You can optionally smooth it if it has noise or...

Using the standard image-to-heightmap function, Rhino, MeshCAM, and MeshCAM Art are identical. MeshCAM does have a nice smoothing function that helps a lot for some images but it's still a straight...

Not sure what material you're using but if you can cut the pockets to full depth in one pass then just enable the Parallel Finishing, set the threshold angle to 45, and check "Don't Machine Top of...

Extending the trial is no problem- just email me when it shuts down.

For your part, the roughing does not appear to be necessary. The waterline passes will follow the exact contour of the part...

It looks like you're using roughing to cut that out- you should use a combination of waterline and pencil for the cutout toolpath.

For a better look at the MeshCAM 2d workflow, check out Using...

Right now the stock and zero selection are only done through the windows used by their commands. There is no way to use the 3d view as any kind of selector. (Sorry)

That being said, you should...

I suspect that you have a fairly big item to use that much memory with a moderate tolerance value. One thing to keep in mind is that the tolerance value is really more of an estimate of "Maximum...

If you change them in Inventor to pack them together tighter then MeshCAM will load and machine them with no problems.

The nature of an STL file is such that MeshCAM cannot move just one object...

You can use the Set Program Zero command for that.

CAM->Set Program Zero is what you're looking for.

-Robert

Hi Chris- I think this was a bug due to the Translate or Move command being applied to bitmap machining. This command only changes the view but has no other benefit so I disabled it for bitmaps in...

You've found the shortcut that allows MeshCAM to reliably slice STL files- it collapses the triangles above and below the slice lines.

I've been investigating how to remove those triangles...

Thanks JM- I love hearing that.

-Robert

Hi Dan-

I will probably do something like what you've mentioned at some point but there's nothing in there to handle it now. I've stuck with the current system for a while because it's "safer" in...

Got it- that is a tough one to fix right now in an automatic way. The work around is:

1. Set the max depth for the top and generate the toolpath.
2. Save the toolpaths
3. Set the max depth...

Looking at the part, it seem like it would be OK if you have the "Machine Geometry +" option selected instead of the "Machine Whole Stock" option. This will keep the tool within the outline of the...

Sorry Chris- I missed the other thread. I'll go check it out now.

-Robert

Hey Chris- I don't recall seeing any email from you in my inbox, but periods of random email trouble between some users are not totally uncommon. (It could also be that your email came in on a very...

Glad it helped- be sure to post a photo of the complete frame.

-Robert

Here you go...

STI Frame Tang - GRZSoftware's library

-Robert

Is the retract height not being saved? It should default to .1" and then save whatever value you use.

Gerry is right about check surfaces for clamps and other things to block. Future versions...

I got the file- sorry for the delay in getting to it. If you can, would you mind sending a photo or screenshot of the roughness that you're getting so I can be sure to address the correct problem?
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-Robert

If you can share photos and settings then I'm sure that we can get you on track. Until then, I have a post on my site that outlines a bit about the stepover values:

How to Choose a Stepover - GRZ...

Sorry- I was thinking about it laying in the vise- not the top or bottom of the finished product.

I think I'd do the left and right (as you're holding it in a shooting position) before the...