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Re: Recommend a CNC selection
I use Camel from time to time for simple projects. There's a lot it can't do but it's very convenient for making rough templates and things. I should really post a tutorial sometime. And maybe add tabbing support.
A few years ago I imported a project from OnShape into Vcarve. I think I started by creating an OnShape drawing without borders or titles at 1:1 scale at least as big as the stock or the machine bed. Then I added a view of the part to manufacture. I turned off view simplification to ensure fine details in the rendering. Then I exported the drawing as a PDF and imported it into Vcarve.
The same general approach works well for exporting 2D geometry for use by other tools such as Adobe Illustrator and LightBurn. Sometimes you get duplicate lines in the renderer drawings but it gets the job done.
You can also Export as DXF directly from a Parts Studio but I tend to have more issues with DXF interchange.
Re: Can't find someone's awsome previous post
Cheers. I'll definetly have a look at that. It might have been a tech tip post. That'll teach me to book mark more!
Re: Sheets panel
Did the import produce a drawing with multiple sheets or did it produce multiple drawings with 1 sheet each?
If you can share a link to your document it may be easier to ascertain what's going on,
Re: ANYTHING I add to a 4 item sketch causes undefined! A tad frustrating...
please note that defining everything is best practice, but an undefined sketch is not an error. just a warning that things may move around if you open it again and drag stuff or move unexpectedly if underlying referenced geometry changes.
Re: Bill of Materials and FeatureScript
I'm not aware of any way to "trick" Onshape into believing separate bodies (i.e. parts) are the same from a BOM perspective… The closest you can get is using the "cut list" feature that will recognize identical bodies and count them but there is no way to link that back to a BOM (not yet anyway…).
Depending on how complex your pattern is you might be able to create some reference geometry in your FS (instead of the part itself), then use a replicate in the assembly so instantiate a single part.
Bill of Materials and FeatureScript
I'm using FeatureScript to create a pattern of a part. However, when assembled, these patterned parts aren't being recognized as identical in the BOM. This isn't necessarily a problem if I could configure the quantity property, but that isn't the case. I am aware I could add a custom part property and enter the quantity there, but I would like to keep things organized, and not having to separate columns for quantity would help.
Is there any way to fix this issue?
Re: ZigZag loft (for lack or a better word/term)
Something like this?
I used the "connections" option in the loft tool
If you need more control, you could start with a block and cut one groove using a sweep (maybe along a helix or something) and then circular pattern the groove.
Re: ZigZag loft (for lack or a better word/term)
I interpreted it to mean something like this… but with all surfaces zig zagged. If you twist this too far it becomes problematic with self interecting body. This example was only twisted 45°
MDesign
Re: CAM for sheet goods/routers, what do you want?
My guess is CAM Studio is more like Fusion in that it's great for metal machining and fixtured parts. Fabber is much more geared towards flat/nested parts. Think plywood, plasma cutters, water jets, etc.
