Re: RAMS software

Message: 21
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 01:23:02 -0000
From: smoke@...
Subject: RAMS Software

I've been trying to get RAMS software to create toolpaths all day
long and the program SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK!

Can ANYBODY help?

Thanks, Smoke

[Try this: In Rhino, draw a rectangle around your 3d part, in the top view.
Save it as an STL,then delete the part and save it as a DXF. In Rams, open
the STL first, then (without closing the current job) open the DXF. You
should
get a surface with a rectangle around it. Make sure you have your
System/Options/General Chain tolerance set to .01. Then go through the
Machining dialogues, (you should get the whole range of strategies now,
instead of just "face", but use Hatch/internal this time), using a spherical
tool if it's a
curvy part. If you want a smooth part, make the side steps and surface steps
1/5 or less of the tool diameter. Tell it to make a finished surface,
instead of
ignoring it. When you've pressed "calculate" and Finish, then highlight the
path
or paths you want to simulate and click the movie camera. You should see
your
part roughly as it will look once this toolpath is run, although it won't
show your surface
smoothness (it's a fairly limited simulator, but they're working on it.) Let
me
know if this works for you, or if you still have problems. Rams also works
with
2d DXF drawings and truetype fonts; it still wants the surrounding rectangle
to
differentiate "internal" and "external" geometry. To write your toolpath,
click on the
picture of a parport cable end, making sure you've previously chosen your
machine in
the System/options/general panel.]

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com