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Machine definition files in CAM Studio
michael3424
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Can someone from Onshape comment on how machine definition files along with kinematics are created for CAM Studio? Is that done with proprietary software, with a utility available to licensed users or something else?
In case my terminology is off, I'm asking about the machine model used in the full simulation and that shows how each of the axes work.
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Well, it would certainly be a good thing if that machine model (or for those of us who have more than one machine: all the models) could be stored as an onshape document, together with their specific configuraion files, and then referenced for the job.
In my case, STEP files are available for the machines that I own, though the ability to add travel ranges/limits would be nice to have if they could be used by whichever CAM Studio utility is to create the machine modled for the simulation.
The machine configurator in my current CAM software allows STEP file as dumb imports with the configurator responsible for specifying the travels, limits, and origins in a somewhat crude manner. That works well enough, but I am hoping that Onshape would have a more sophisticated approach.
@michael3424 : "That works well enough, but I am hoping that Onshape would have a more sophisticated approach."
Yes , these were exactly my thoughts. Since machines in any shop might be customized or even custom built to a purpose, there'd be need for a tool to configure whatever machine we have, not only supporting certain suppliers from a small part of the world.