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Originally Posted by Crazy L
Some lovely machining there Clive. What machine are you using and was it cad'd up or was it all done manually on heidenhain or fanuc?
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I think that you would have to say it is decidedly manual.
I draw it in 2D using NanoCAD, the Russian version of AutoCAD which is free for home use.
When complicated profiles are needed I draw the tool paths on NanoCAD and then export them as .dxf files.
I use another freebie called GSimple to create the initial G-Code. I import the .dxf into GSimple to create "engravings" and use the "pocket" and "bulge" functionality of GSimple where I can.
I have to create the engraving paths as 0.1mm deep in GSimple and then copy and paste in Notebook to generate the successive passes at ever increasing depth.
It's sodding hard graft and I'm sure that you can appreciate the scope for sodding it up! LOL But I'm enjoying every minute since retiring last August.