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- Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:52 pm
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: machine deflection bend flex force stress strain path deviation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 649
Re: machine deflection bend flex force stress strain path deviation
CAM or software will never help you with this problem. Newer machines have probing systems or just probes that can make offsets based on program parameters and using variable programming to cut the part again but that is about it. There are many factors that come into play here. Work holding is a bi...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:50 am
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: add shapestring to job export g-code
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4204
Re: add shapestring to job export g-code
May want to check this out. Made it for my brother in law and this is how he pumps out GCode for signs fast. Once the file is created if you save it since Freecad is parametric you can make quick modifications to make different signs and fonts etc..
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- Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:40 am
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: Cannot figure out how to create toolpath for this object.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2857
Re: Cannot figure out how to create toolpath for this object.
Lot of ways to go about making this part. Not sure if this will help or if this is where I should post this. I needed a corner rounding tool for a job. I created the corner radius tool to do corners fillets like the ones you have in your model. You need to put the these file from the zip in the MOD/...
- Fri May 05, 2023 12:04 pm
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: text editor for g-code files ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5006
Re: text editor for g-code files ?
When I open inspect I can see the Gcode but the inspect window is not movable. I see now that if I highlight code the PATH lines go from green to a yellowish orange. Thanks for making me take a second look at that Chrisb I have mispoken.
- Fri May 05, 2023 2:15 am
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: text editor for g-code files ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5006
Re: text editor for g-code files ?
Check out this post. https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=77748 . It is the most recent discussion on such things. I am in agreement with Sliptonic no need to reinvent the wheel so to speak. Freecad is like Cimco edit as far as the backplot feature goes. You can see the toolpath in your freecad...
- Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:26 pm
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: Help profiling open surfaces
- Replies: 4
- Views: 630
Re: Help profiling open surfaces
Something was not right with the way you constructed your model. I used draft workbench Shape 2D view tool to create a 2D projection from the top surface and then used the Draft to Sketch to create a sketch from that 2D projection. I then padded the sketch and created the tool path form the 3 edges....
- Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:01 pm
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: Inspect.py Modification
- Replies: 0
- Views: 317
Inspect.py Modification
I am not sure if anyone is interested in something like this. My interest in this started after this post https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=77544 . The changes I made to my Mod/Path/Path/Main/Gui/Inspect.py file have given me some new functionality. I took the existing Inspect.py and Married...
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:37 am
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: File | Import especially unhelpful
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1277
Re: File | Import especially unhelpful
I usually only post code from FreeCAD never import it. I can't get any of the post processors, out of the four options given to work other than leaving it set to NONE when using Import from the File Menu. I am not sure I like this method. Do we want to expand Inspect.py functionality or create an NC...
- Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:10 am
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: File | Import especially unhelpful
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1277
Re: File | Import espcially unhelpful
The question was read correctly. The error FreeCAD gave is fairly clear on what the problem is and that is badly formatted G Code. I spotted badly formatted G code right away and posted about it. Are you asking for a more verbose reason from FreeCAD for believing the G code is badly formatted?
- Wed Apr 12, 2023 12:54 am
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: File | Import especially unhelpful
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1277
Re: File | Import espcially unhelpful
Check your code! I always tell the people I train the numbers don't lie and the machine only does what you tell it to.
G(Zero) not G(letter O) unless your doing a GOTO in your code. The code you want tested is no good it should be G0 not GO.
G(Zero) not G(letter O) unless your doing a GOTO in your code. The code you want tested is no good it should be G0 not GO.