Re: No idea where to start

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Ed" <mst3knut42@a...> wrote:

> Look at "www.dancad3d.com" this cad cam shareware will do vinl

knifecutting and turn the knife to aline to the cutting direction.

>
> Hi guys, I use two cnc machines that I built for my business which is
> cutting foam for signs or exterior window trim on houses and
> commercial buildings.
> Ive built a cnc machine to cut a certain product that I sell a lot
> of. What im having problems with is developing a tool path that will
> work.
> I guess my other machines use the most basic of cnc, because I really
> lack the knowledge to accomplish what I need. Its simple enough, but
> out of my grasp, here is my prob. Imagine the machine as a 4 axis
> mill. x y z being the standard use axis, and my A axis, instead of
> rotating a workpiece, slowly rotates a cutting tool so that it
> remains perpendicular to the direction of cutting. Sort of like a
> vinyl lettering cutter where the knife is always turned into the
> cutting direction. I have Bobcad and deskcnc. Between the two I
> dont think I can accomplish it, desk cnc only uses dxf and stl files,
> and my bobcad saves in many files formats, but nothing deskcnc will
> use. Anyone have an idea for me, or perhaps a software suggestion?
> Email me if you like at erase42@a...
> sorry if this is off topic for this forum, it seemed to cover just
> about everything.
>
> Ed Rees