[Coolcuttings]

Hello to all.
I am currently building a cnc router table for my model making and I am a little stuck .
I'm looking at running Mach 3 for control but I need to figure out how to scan the plane parts and clean this image up then convert to g-code.
Any takers on passing the wealth of knowledge on?

[tobyaxis]

You can try this http://www.camtronics-cnc.com/

[Coolcuttings]

thanks to your reply. I was a bit of target with my first question.
I currently have drawn plans which came from a model mag and I need to scan these. Once these are scanned I need to remove the woodgrain lines and just clean them up. Then convert them to g-code.
is there any program or programs that you guys would recommend for this task. If there is a step I have not though of let me know.
Currently :drowning: in a pool that brain mush that need sorting out.

[cncebgiam06]

Hello

[ger21]

For best results, I'd redraw them in a CAD program. It is possible to scan them and use a raster to vector converter to get a .dxf file, but they usually give poor results that require much cleanup.

My preferred method would be to scan, then load the image into a CAD program as a backdrop, scale the image to actual size and then trace. Although if you have enough info, I'd skip the trace and draw from scratch. Depends on your CAD skills too, though.

[tobyaxis]

Gerry has a good point. I'd stick with that if in your shoes. It seems to be the best way to do this.

Do you have a CAD or CAM Software to do this with?

[Coolcuttings]

Thanks guys,
Currently I have turbocad V9.2 as this was a left over for someone at work. Is there a program more suited to my needs than this?

[tobyaxis]

Mastercam
BobCAD/CAM
BobArt ProX
Rhino
Solidworks might have something
Catia V5 is awsome, but who can afford that?

There maybe more, but these come to mind.

[cncebgiam06]

Thanks

[ger21]

Thanks guys,
Currently I have turbocad V9.2 as this was a left over for someone at work. Is there a program more suited to my needs than this?

If you're going to redraw the parts, that should work fine, if it has the tools you need to accurately draw your parts. Then you need a CAM program to convert the drawing to g-code. You might want to look at www.sheetcam.com

[Coolcuttings]

Thanks Gerry,
I have downloaded the trial and will be working with that soon.