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Hello Johnlucas,

i wanted to use the sliceplanar as a Roughing Toolpath, the Z-LevelRough did use so horrible pathes, forward-back-up-down and a lot of Air-milling.
So i used the Sliceplanar with...

Hello Forum!

i´m looking for a function to find the center of gravity in a 2D Geometry.

Is there a function to mark the cg?
Holes or pockets in the part must be considered!

Greetings from...

Noone an idea??

Its anything fine with an Balmill, but Endmills overcut...
I wanted to use old endmills for roughing.

Greeting, Tom

Hello Forum!

i created a photo with a frame around it to cut in Polystyrol for Lithoplanetesting.

I used first the Z-Level rough, but the Toolpath seemed confusing.
The i changed to slice...

Hello!

i had the same problem,the text in NC-Header isn´t used by mach,
to be sure set a semicolon before the lines.

The G53 Z0 means to go to the MachineZero!
When you hve no limitswitches...

I-ve bought the Virtual CNC included in BobCAD,

its quick, but its slow when turning/paning graphics ( maybe my Graphicscard isn´t the quickest ).

Be sure to buy the right version for you, some...

Hello,

i don´t know what you want from a good simulator..
But try

Predator Virtual CNC software for 3D CNC machine simulation, CNC verification, setup sheets and reverse engineering
...

Hello Rob!

thanks for this hint!
I searched something like this a long time...

Can i also use chamfer an 3D-Engraving?
I had a few parts where i projected Singlelinefonts on 3D Parts, i...

Hello!

you can project any entities on skins / solids.
It is not possible to project an image on something.
But there´s a trick..

If you have BOBART, create your image in 3D, then use Create...

Hallo Milan,

der Drucker wird mit deutlich niedrigerer Frequenz angesteuert.
Manche Laptops haben auch nur 3,3V Ausgang am LPT.
Wenn deine Steuerung einen Schmitttrigger mit Optokopplern am...

SheetCAM TNG has a PP for output on A-Axis..

Another option ( if you have a Hobby-Mill) ist to create a Profile with changed outputpins on Y and A Axis..

Just Create 2D- Contour on Y = Pi X...

Hi Babinda!

i cannot help you, but i have the same problem on 2 machines..
My Problem seems to be the language, i live in Germany and use German Windows, also my Pathes are not C:\Profram files ,...

Hi Burrman!

i´m not so close in, its not just Pixelmash..
I have seen something interesting today..

I draw a Vector over an image in Y.
Then i pan in Y down and my Vector shifts away from my...

Hello Forum!

i have a problem when manual tracing an image with BOB-Art.
I Sketch my lines to trace an image, then i want to trace a little detail an zoom in with my Mousescrollwheel. I Zoom in...

Hi,

have you tried the Manual Feedrate Option?

Tom

Hello,

Alibre Personal has a lot of restrictions, is it NOT the same 99€ thing as in 2009!

Alibre Standard has a lot more functions! I use 11.2 Standard and i´m happy with it.
But Personal has...

Hello,

you must check unter "milling Tools" ricght click General Settings.
There check the directorys.

Mine showed a wrong directory, so i couldn´t post and Verify.

Greetings, Tom

Hello,

unter General Settings, you can define ArcMoves as defined as I and J Coordinates as incremental or as absolute.
Just switch to the other and it will work..

Greetings , Tom

Hello Peewee,

i had the same error,
try to check the used file-directorys
unter milling Stock, rigght click, general settings.
I hat wrong directorys, after changing there were no problems.
...

Hello Guys!

first of all, MeshCAM V3 creates 3D-G-Code.
Its possible to mill simple things like a circle, but it creates horrible Runtimes..

For Ceating 2,5D G-Code, use LazyCAM, Sheetcam or...

Hello Rob,

i cannot start the Preditor editor on its own e.g. from the desktop.
Ther´s the same error..

I´m running Win XP pro SP3.

But at all, i found a freeware editor with almost all the...

Hello Rob,

the installation of the linked file didn´t work. The same error.

I de-installed the old Editor, installed the new one.

When i find something working i´l let you know..
...

Hello Rob!

thanks for your help!

i´l try that!

Greetings, Tom

Hello ROb!

i post my G-Code, right-clicl on the Post-window, select Editor.

Than after 2 seconds a message appears :
Index out of Bounds

In German: Indexgrenze überschritten

Nothing...

Hi Rob and al other BobCAD USers!

Thank you for explaining!

That works!


One thing, i try with Predator editor now, but i cannot open the program..

I calls : Index out of bounds"

Hello Folks!

thank you for answering!!

i can adjust the drilldepth when Centerdrilling in Feature "Centerdrill".

I cannot adjust the Drilldepth of the Centerdrill when using the feature...

Hello Forum!

i work most 2D with Sheetcam, now i have a mixed 2D / 3D part to post, so its on to BobCAD...

I want to drill a few holes with first Centerdrill them.
The Centerdrill drills 4.7mm...

Dear Forum!

the Syil Post works fine, no unnecessary Movedment of Z to Zero G53!

Thank you!

Hello ROb!

Thanks for the post an your help!

I will test the new post right the next few hours!

Thanks alot!

Bye, Thomas

Hello Forumguys!

i want to introduce myself a bit before starting to ask silly questions..

My name is Thomas, i come from Germany ( so please excuse my bad english)
I have converted a Wabeco...