Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Current playing field

On 27/01/16 02:52, Jon Elson elson@... [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] wrote:

>>> The
>>> >> work I do doesn't really require CAD, as in drawings.
>> > That is one advantage of vCarve. it's simple 'drawing' mode is more than
>> > adequate for cut-outs on boxes and quicker than setting up a drawing
>> > anyway. Just means you never actually have drawings of the end product ...
>> >
> No, I have to have the edges of these features accurate to a
> few thousandths of an inch, they accommodate various parts
> that are attached to PC boards, and are firmly located by
> the board. So, I can't do any free-form stuff. When I do
> it using my programs and don't screw up any of the numbers,
> things fit together with amazing accuracy.
>
> And, these programs have been fine tuned to make efficient
> toolpaths in G-code.

Exactly the same here. I take the the various hole dimensions in thou
and manually place them on using vCarve. I could create a DXF output of
the PCB, but invariably there is no hole on the PCB artwork that
actually matches the correct position on the face plate, so one has to
approximate rather than just plugging in he exact number.

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