Re: How to properly use g-code converted (CAM software)

>
> When I draw my designs in AutoCAD, I have the traditional front,

top,

> side view (& sometimes ortho)...
> Milling is done from the top down. So for a g-code converter, do

I

> simply import a top view ONLY -
> then have it converted?
> If so, how does it know how deep to go, or what if I have a round
> profile that cannot be seen from the
> top? This detail is missing no matter what website I go to and I
> have not been able to figure it out.

Hi,
I'm not an expert but have a mill and made some chips. Most of the
CAM software I've used (Sprutcam, Mastercam, STLworks) all take in 3
dimensional models, not 3 flat views. The packages that you mention
all allow you to build 3 dimensional models. This is what the higher
level CAM programs are expecting.

Roger