I did a spiral pattern on a hemisphere, is that the one you mean ? The design was projected onto the surface then the toolpath generated using the hemisphere...
You've got the general idea, I'll comment on some specific points; ... The reference surface or spline are just used when the checkbox next to them are...
Hi everyone, I'm in the middle of updating my website to include tutorials, usefull links, etc. I've just got the structure online so far, more to follow. Any...
High There Tom explained to me how to manually write G Codes to cut clock gears using 4th axis Rotary table on a taig 2000 CNC mill. Is there a software or a...
Very nice Rab. I like it. This would probably be a lot of work, but if you put a link under each screen dump of each Toolkit feature and then brought up a...
Hi Alex, It should be quite straight forwards to write a small script that takes a chunk of G-Code, indexes the A-Axis by however many degrees and repeats a...
Hi All, Some of you might find this site quite useful for getting around in MAX or at least get you started. http://www.cglearn.com/index.html Chris ... Do you...
I've started off with a page with a quick introduction to working with Splines. http://www.rainnea.com/cnc_t_splines.htm I'll try to work through the different...
Thanks for pointing that out Chris, I'll add a link to it, if anyone knows of other good sites that the rest of us would find usefull then please let me know...
... From: Alex Robson To: CNC_Toolkit@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 8:22 PM Subject: G Codes, Clock gears Hi Rab, It will take me a few days...
Hi Should the ring demo work OK in Gmax? I think I am following the instructions correctly but only get a tool path with no angular approach. When I run...
... tool ... tool ... all ... Hi Ignore last message 2 Minutes after sending I noticed I did not have Calculate Vectors Checked. Tried with it Checked and all...
The units output to G-Code are the same as those specified in the MAX units setup, so if you have a move of 1, whether inches, mm or whatever then the G-Code...
HI I am new to the group. I hope this isn't off topic, but is Toolkit a product like gmax ?? Can gmax be used to generate g code, hpgl ?? I am building a...
Roger Dodger, You can use gmax to create your 3D models, and then use the CNC Toolkit to generate toolpaths and g code. CNC Toolkit is written in maxscript...
I'm pretty new myself- not to Max, but to CNC. So... you'll probably get much better answers from everyone else- but.. my stab at it: CNC)Toolkit is an...
So I had a neat idea for a post. I think everyone can benefit from this one. Here it is: So.. you have a CNC Mill, raw materials, and the know-how. How do ...
Off the top of my head: 1. Know your product inside and out. 2. Be a good listener to your customer's wishes. 3. Be able to extract the customer's ideas and...
Those are all fair and just-- I can't argue any of those. But my question I guess was how to get those 1st few clients. How to set up your business. I get a...
That is neat Ori! The story starts in 1991. I started working on cues, my own, because there wasn't anyone in miles to replace my tips (that was any good). ...
What an awesome story! I just hope everyone on the forum can contribute theirs. History is really exciting when it's about something that interests you....
Hi Ori, it's an interesting question, A specialised product in a niche market is I think where it starts and then word of mouth takes it from there. There's...
Rab, The diagrams at http://www.rainnea.com/cnc_support.htm are great. The diagrams answer some axis questions (which one does what?) that were posted not too...
Do you support CNC lathe with mill? http://f4.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/sMOIP7vyQ9VR1cfrR7P8k6rKlTw9lKCQ6r4AfrN3 m784jNhehrQTR33PAmJD7UYEk18-vaXukr4k1RHJ9rofA8Gyt4vi-...
I'm not sure what you mean and I can't open your link, however, the Hapfo export option was written for a local woodworker's cnc lathe with a router...
Hi Rab, This is the link in reference http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CNC_Toolkit/files/misc/lathe.jpg Chris rainnea <rainnea@...> wrote: I'm not sure...
Hi, I've just seen the diagram, shouldn't be a problem. I might need to write a specific export mode for it (essentially an internal post- processor). Is this...
