Sketchup to cam cnc
So far, so good, at least in the simulation. Stl doesn't reliably export / import the model units though everything else is still accurate so in Pycam I rescale the model and then generated the g-code.
Ideas? Or should i give up on sketchup and use a proper CAD/CAM tool.Īfter looking at YouTube videos of this Sketchup phlat script, although clever, it seemed a tad abstract given Sketchup's usual initiative workflow.Īs I continue to rest the mental ladder on the steep cnc learning curve, the last package I tested was Pycam, exporting from Sketchup using an stl plugin. In all cases NCplot shows the inlay being made correctly but not the cut.
Nothing i do seems to be able to create that cut, and i am wondering if people have tried the combination of inlay + cut with sketchup.ġ) Create only the 3D shape for the final size, put the 3D inlay in that, and do outside cut on the top edgeĢ) Create only the 3D shape for the final size, put the 3D inlay in that, and do outside cut on the bottom edgeģ) Draw a 3D rectangle to represent the material, draw another 3D shape to represent the cut (tried both inside and outside cut), add 3D inlayĤ) Draw a 3D rectangle to represent the material, draw flat rectangle on top for the cut (tried both inside and outside cut), add 3D inlay I have been experimenting with doing 2.5-3D stuff using Sketchup and the Plathboyz plugin - and have hit a small stumbling block.ĭrawing an rectangle to represet the material, i can then inlay a rectangle and set the height - and all seems to work well (at least in the ncplot world) - but i also want to add a cut around the outside (and some tabs).