Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Scanning a quarter

I'm sure the US treasury would be most impressed.. No pun intended. :-)

Fred Smith <imserv@...> wrote: I've been working on some probing challenges lately and having
resolved some of them I thought the group might be interested in the
result:

http://www.imsrv.com/deskcnc/quarter.jpg

This image is a screenshot of the .stl file created with the DeskCNC
machine controller and probe, opened and rendered in Vector Cad-Cam.
On the flat areas the machine is traveling at 35 ipm. The scanning
density is .004 x .004 inch, just under 100,000 points. Total scan
time about 3.5 hrs.

Here is the detailed method that I used to create the scanned file:

http://tinyurl.com/fc7za

Fred Smith - IMService
http://www.cadcamcadcam.com/hobby






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