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- Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:40 pm
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: Control over individual paths: is there a better way?
- Replies: 0
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Control over individual paths: is there a better way?
Hi! Thanks again to this community for the help so far. This post is a continuation of: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=43505&start=10 I managed to solve my particular problem, but it is not ideal. EARLIER APPROACH: I am able to get the basic GCODE from GCodeStr = sPath.toG...
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:16 pm
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: Cutting outside a sketch with variable offsets
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1919
Re: Cutting outside a sketch with variable offsets
Hello again, I have been able to generate the offsets, and the corresponding GCODE, but I am running into a few roadblocks. 1) First of all, here is the procedure I am following. From my sketch ("Sketch_001") I start by adding a FeatureArea object (this code is sourced from various Path/CA...
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:25 pm
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: Cutting outside a sketch with variable offsets
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1919
Re: Cutting outside a sketch with variable offsets
Thank you! Following the instructions found at https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Path_experimental worked.
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 4:40 am
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: Cutting outside a sketch with variable offsets
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1919
Re: Cutting outside a sketch with variable offsets
I really appreciate the answers here. I am still new to Freecad, scripting, and even python, so I am still trying to unpack all the suggestions here. But as far as I can tell, the magical "FeatureArea" button and code from realthunder would solve all my problems. Really the only issue seem...
- Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:08 pm
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: Cutting outside a sketch with variable offsets
- Replies: 11
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Cutting outside a sketch with variable offsets
Hi, I would like to cut the outside edge of a sketch with different offsets. E.g. 1mm from the edge, followed by 2mm from the edge, etc. I am using a laser mill (ultrafast, pulsed), and trying to cut pre-defined shapes into metal. The FreeCAD files are given to me with the shapes defined, and I need...