![]() Using the same outline for both parts ensures a much better fit. Import the cad drawing into your cam program.īasically what you are doing is making an outline to use as a tool path for the veneer AND the pocket in the door. If it were me, I would choose to do it in this manner.įreehand the pattern, scan your pattern to the computer using a scanner, then trace over the scanned image in cad. ![]() "spoil boards" or "sacrificial boards" are a common reference for them. Why are you choosing to do this by hand? If your reasoning is "because the veneer is thin".Thin parts can be cut by sandwiching between two pieces of thicker material. You'll need controll software, of course MACH since it's the best in town, and a contoller composed of the power supply/ motor drives/ cables. If the pc turns out to be a problem the Super Stepper which uses the USB should be considered ( consider one right from the start). Windows XP 1 GHZ W/ 1 TO 2 GHZ ram are about norm Recommended pc for Mach should be adequate for most software. You should try a number of programs to see what satisfies yourself in a price range that suites you wallet. You can try LAZYCAM ( its beta ) which may or may not be for you, or purchase some other program. You will need a CAM program to generate the code for the profile / whatever from the dxf file. Import to CAD, scale it to size, draw over the figure, export as a DXF file. Place know accurate markings on it which are visual in the picture. You can take your picture or scan and draw over it CAD. Please post as I would be interested along with a lot of companies. Should you find something that truely works ![]() My experience is that raster to vector software "sucks" and i don't care who makes it and how much you spend. You can do a search for raster to vector file software and will fiind some posts. Or maybe one of those systems will act as the scan-to-CADer? Do I need to combine the pc requirements (ram, cpu size, etc.) for both the CAM system and the motor control system to have a pc with the capabilities to run both? I have a whole bunch of dumb questions like that, but you get the idea - I need advice, and would appreciate any help you can offer. I don't know what my next step should be, but I think I need to buy both a CAM software system such as MasterCam to translate the DXF file into Gcode, and a motor controller such as Mach3. (Do I get extra credit for run-on sentences?). The routed areas will be freeform, that is, I want to hand draw, for example, a bird in flight, transfer the drawing to the veneer, cut the veneer into the bird shape, use the cut veneer to make a line drawing of the outline of the veneer bird, take a picture of the line drawing with a digital camera, download the pic into my pc, use a scan-to-CAD system to change the line drawing from raster to vector, have it expressed as a DXF file.and this is as far as I go. I will make the inlays myself on a bandsaw, and they will be about 1/16th inch thick. I am a cabinet maker by trade, and what I want to do with my cnc machine is the make shallow area routes of flat cabinet doors so that I can inlay veneers into the routed areas. Meme posts that are not funny may result in a permanent ban and possible curse to post author.I have just finished the physical construction of a 24" x 36" router table and am now getting to the software part. Memes are not permitted, unless they are CNC related AND funny. Please use the stickied sales and services megathread. Sales and or services posts are not permitted. Final decision is made by the community by way of reporting. Other considerations that may cause the removal of the post including lack of engagement with the community or the author has a history of self promotion. Posts that do not meet this criteria will be removed without question. Posts of self promotion MUST include original content directly from the post author and have been created with reasonable effort. ![]() Name calling or belittling will not be tolerated and may result in a permanent ban. Please be respectful of others when posting. If it appears the author has done little or no research it may be removed for low effort. Posters are also expected to have done some basic research on their own. Post authors are required to stay engaged with the community. Any posts without this information may be removed and only restored when the information is supplemented. You must include as much useful information as possible when asking for help or advice. Examples of this include unsafe instructions and unsafe modes of machine operation. No posts or comments that encourages unsafe acts. ![]()
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