Good morning
Just downloaded QCAD/CAM 3.29.3 for Apple Silicon.
Doing a simple path for milling I can generate the path, but there is no 3D preview menu item visible under the CAM menu.
Furthermore the generated path looks kinda odd when I choose to mill inside the path, that's why I wanted to see the path in 3d.
No 3D CAM preview menu item
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No 3D CAM preview menu item
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Re: No 3D CAM preview menu item
The odd looking inside path is probably the result of radius compensation and lead in/out.
Possible even with G41/G42 and 'Overcut'.
As presented it will indeed ruin the lower left inner corner.
Is it an error? Not necessarily, it is the mathematical approach of the chosen settings.
It is practically impossible to have a smooth lead in/out in hard inner corners.
The best solution is to start somewhere in the middle of a side of the triangle.
Experiment with a polyline and a startpoint somewhere on a side, with different or even no lead in/out.
It might that it is not even possible with G41/G42.
All depends on what is required.
Regards,
CVH
Possible even with G41/G42 and 'Overcut'.
As presented it will indeed ruin the lower left inner corner.
Is it an error? Not necessarily, it is the mathematical approach of the chosen settings.
It is practically impossible to have a smooth lead in/out in hard inner corners.
The best solution is to start somewhere in the middle of a side of the triangle.
Experiment with a polyline and a startpoint somewhere on a side, with different or even no lead in/out.
It might that it is not even possible with G41/G42.
All depends on what is required.
Regards,
CVH
Re: No 3D CAM preview menu item
Unfortunately, we haven't yet succeeded in porting the 3D preview to the M1/M2/M3 architecture. This will likely be added in a future release for that platform.
About the starting point, please refer to our tutorial at:
https://www.qcad.org/en/tutorial-qcad-cam
About the starting point, please refer to our tutorial at:
https://www.qcad.org/en/tutorial-qcad-cam