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See attached screen shot. This is SW2016 so your screen might look a little different, but not much.

SW is a hybrid modeller and does both solid and surface modeling. I used both in this...

Merge all the surfaces you want to offset from prior to the extruded cut operation.

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What format diid you convert the Miss Hanger One plans to? I tried to by one of those kits awhile back and never got a reply from the builder. I'd like to get a copy of the...

I've found switches, lamps, terminals, etc parts from Apache Reclamation. Unfortunately, I've never found much in the way of linear guides, motors or other CNC type parts. It's always fun the dig...

I've read about the auto industry gaining ground on plastic molded body panels that come out of the mold with finishes that rival today's base coat/clear coat urethane finishes. But I have not idea...

If you want to carve a few photos for a hobby application, it's certainly not necessary to spent large amounts of money for specialty programs, like Artcam, Bobart, Photovcarve or Imagecarve. These...

If the material it "thermo"plastic, it IS heat formable. Thermoplastics soften with heat and stiffen when cooled - hence the name. FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastics) or fiberglass is made with...

I went throught the same senario and now my PC will not power off without pressing and holding the power button for several seconds. I agree that if Mach3 runs fine, don't bother with the...

Mach image import works fine for engraved photos. Meshcam is an inexpensive program with a few more features and better visualization. There are some engraved photos on my web site that were...

Look at the bidders. The last several bids were the same bidder with 0 feedback. The same bidder jumped the price several thousand $ bidded against themselves. It's pure BS. The only bids that...

Aluminum will hold threads just fine as long as you don't overtighten them. If you happen to strip one out, then install a helicoil insert. My router has a 1/2 inch Al tooling plate base with a...

My setup:

200 oz-in NEMA 23 Steppers
Gecko microstepping drives: 2000 steps/rev
24VDC, 6A motor power
Direct drive leadscrews: 8 pitch (1/8 inch/rev)
Max speed: about 160 inch/min (IPM)...

You can install Mach3 on the same computer and it will co-exist with Mach2. Then you can run either, but not at the same time. Mach3 does not share on import any settings you currently have in...

Can you explain your part a bit more clearly? Is this a flat 2D part that you want carved/engraved into a surface with a v-cutter? How deep? What is the significance of the blue/green colors? Do...

It looks like a full size heli in the photo. What is it? Are you planning to build an RC model of it? Do you have some basic dimensions to go by along with the photos?

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Why wire design? This looks like a fun project for Solidworks. By MC do you mean Mastercam? What types of files will it handle? I'm sure Solidworks can produce whatevery you need.

--Colin--

There is a new "Digital Machinist" magazine coming out soon. It will be published by the folks that do "Home Shop Machinist" and "Machinist Workshop". There website is...

Dual monitors are great. One of the biggest drawbacks of working on a computer is the limited "desktop" space. I convinced myself to go dual screen because SW has no printed manual and therefore...

SW does not utilize dual processors. I believe that Photoworks and Cosmos does use it. I run a dual process computer and am very happy with it even though I wish SW did make use of the multiple...

I don't remember exactly how I cut that one. Probably with and X&Y raster with offset 0.010 or so. Use a steeply pointed engraving tool. After cutting, seal the wood with a couple coats of...

You can cerrtainly use a Mach computer for other tasks when Mach is not running. I have Solidworks installed on my Mach control computer and it works fine. Ideally, you should use a dedicated...

Don't know what you mean by "emboss it".

Mach software has a built-in utility to import a bitmap file and convert shades of gray into Z levels and create the code to cut it as a shallow engraving...

I live near 52nd St and Thomas Rd in Phoenix. Where are you?

Art,

Your machine is a 4-axis MILL. I suppose you could operate it as a lathe by replacing the router head with a rigid lathe tool, but the rotary axis is not fast enough to effectively cut as a...

What type of "picture" are you trying to cut? If you are referring to a photograph that you want to engrave, Mach software has this capability built in. If you are trying to cut a geometric profile...

You can use just about any clear sealer, as long as it's compatible with the paint you will put over it. My favorite is Minwax Polyacrylic since it is water cleanup and dries fast.

I found that with my photo carvings, the trick was to seal the entire surface with clear first before applying black paint. Once dry, sand the raised surfaces clean of paint. If you don't seal the...

When I first got Bobcad V19, my experience was the same. Even though I was proficient with Acad and Solidworks, BobCad was very non-intuative. If fact it remined me of a 3D CAD program used in the...

I'd love to see a low cost CAM add-on for Solidworks. Everything I'm aware of that currently exists costs several thousands of dollars.

Okay, so here's your basic wood pineapple. About the diamond patterns... are they sunken into the surface? i.e. are the 1/4" ribs protruding? Or are the 1/4" ribs grooves in the surface?
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