Originally Posted by
lynn mynatt
Hello everyone,
Is there something I can do to be able to adjust the tool size at the machine or do I have to return to bobcad each time and generate code with the new cutter size?
If you are doing 2D profiling you can use cutter comp G41 / G42 to make adjustments. You would use this for walls. BobCAD will post the cutter comp but you will need a lead in an out for it to work correctly
Can anyone tell me why it's not recognizing the detail that already exists in the drawing?
It sounds like you need to chain select. Instead of just clicking on the profile hold down shift and click. This will pick up the chain. or you can use color layer or window select.
Here is what I currently do starting out. I open the solidpart file into bobcad. I translate/rotate the part until it is oriented as needed (usually xy+ and top=z 0. I then extract edges from solid, then I explode. This is probably where most of my problem is, just wandering what you guys are doing? Do I need to do different things for 2D operations than for 3D?
Create a new layer and make it active before you extract the wire frame. This way you can turn off the solid layer and just be left with your wire frame. Also you really don't need to explode your geometry un less you have splines. Which you still don't need to do but i like to because the software will explode the splines in the back round breaking them down to lines and arcs to it can pocket or profile. I like to do it so I am in control
This should do for now. I'm sure I'll be back with more later...drip feeding is just around the corner..lol.
Any help will be appreciated.