I do not have enough knowledge to ask a good question. But I will give it a shot……
Being new to CAD and CNC I am missing knowledge and steps as far as software packages that work with or for gcode. I know that MASLOW4 is out of stock so I was using that time to learn the software and play around.
I have run down your list of software and I was new to OnShape but SketchUp I have been playing with for a bit. OnShape does not seem to export well. I have the free one of SketchUp does or does not export into a format (gcode).
How do you get your gcode software where do I get that? Am I missing that from your site?
I do not have enough knowledge to ask a good question. But I will give it a shot……
Being new to CAD and CNC I am missing knowledge and steps as far as software packages that work with or for gcode. I know that MASLOW4 is out of stock so I was using that time to learn the software and play around.
I have run down your list of software and I was new to OnShape but SketchUp I have been playing with for a bit. OnShape does not seem to export well. I have the free one of SketchUp does or does not export into a format (gcode).
How do you get your gcode software where do I get that? Am I missing that from your site?
After you have the drawings (from whatever source), you then need to use a CAM
program (computer aided machining) to create the gcode.
with onshape, look at the kiri:moto plugin for a free and relatively integrated
way of doing the CAM. othewise you normally would export the 3d objects from
your CAD and import them into your CAM program (you can also export drawings and
recreate the 3rd dimension in your CAM, but if you can do it with a 3d format
you are probably better off)
In the CAM step, you tell it what size bit you have, how fast and deep to cut,
and various other things like that.
Thanks for your reply. However the Onshape does not export off their web site, and can not save it to my laptop. I am running the education copy does that make a difference? Sorry but what would be helpful is a step by step ladder of what is needed for the lay person like my self.
Like:
Design software (CAD types name brands ect)
CNC software (free and fee base)
gcode software? I do not anything about this?
Thanks for your reply. However the Onshape does not export off their web site,
and can not save it to my laptop. I am running the education copy does that
make a difference? Sorry but what would be helpful is a step by step ladder of
what is needed for the lay person like my self.
I’ve got the free account and have no trouble exporting from onshape to my local
machine.
what is it you are trying to export? what happens when you try to export?
I am sorry but Onshape does not export off their site. Only onto their own site files. Is because I am running the education program?
Or I missing a step I do not see?
I am sorry but Onshape does not export off their site. Only onto their own site files. Is because I am running the education program?
Or I missing a step I do not see?
first off, what are you trying to export?
you should be able to right click on
the tab and select export, it will ask you the format to export to, and you
should be able to download the file it creates.
you can export to a tab, but I don’t know any way to export to a file on their
site.
I have ben all over it and I can not find an export. The “save as” is an html file.
you are looking at the browser configs. In the onshape window, you have the tabs
at the bottom of the window. right click on the parts studio where you designed
your parts and export from there.