Persuading investment in something that seems to others to work fine is another thing altogether, but if we are to progress I imagine something will have to be done. SheetCam combined witn Mach3 and a torch height controller from CandCNC for an unbeatable plasma cutting solution. This is useful for machines running Mach3 for instance.
For machines that have full control over the Z axis you can program the pierce height and cut height directly. Being the only guy at the place who really understands this and has to be seen to sort this out is a headache to say the least especially as it will require further training I would think. SheetCam has many useful features for plasma, laser, waterjet and oxy-fuel cutting.
pdf then use illustrator to convert it to a. The other, having 4 machines that constantly run, using the same software that have hundreds of programs in “xilog” format that are outdated and need replacing. To scan an image you can use your scanner or drop the jpeg in and convert it to a. Then I hit this wall outlined in this thread, two problems really, one of which you’ve just solved with the importer. But as I’ve got more complicated the DXF is a godsend.
You can make a new profile like router and have the added function to make it easy to switch between plasma. you can also add a simple touch off for the change tool function. I assign all the toolchanges, faces, paths and depths manually. You can just use the generic Mach 3, as all you need to to move the axis to do routing.
The manual is very vague on DXF imports and doesn’t mention layers either.Įven now for many parts I can whip up a program faster than any CAD/CAM stuff. It were simply mentioned that you could import DXF files, maybe there were a good reason they didn’t go into detail. It is very user friendly and easy to program once you get the hang of things. SheetCam is where you will create the tool paths and pick and create the tools that you will use during the course of the design.
When I did the course for the software around 11 years ago the emphasis was on manually programming parts, cupboards doors etc.