A lot of projects include multiple parts made from a single sheet of uniform material – like a sheet of plywood. This causes some trouble in a CAD/CAM application You want to keep your overall model/assembly intact, but the build assembly isn’t the same as the cutting layout. You need to translate and rotate parts…
Category: FreeCAD
Introduction to Creating FreeCAD Paths with Python
This is a multi-part series that demonstrates how custom paths can be created using a python macro in FreeCAD Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 final macro: https://gist.github.com/sliptonic/c3b35a5a9f1afdf2d3f2b4886375dc33
Introduction to the DogBone Dressup
Dogbone dressup modifies inside-corner cuts to remove material missed by a cylindrical cutter.
Introduction to Path Mill-Face Operation
Mill Facing adds additional functionality to the FreeCAD Path Workbench.
Introduction to Path Contour Operation
For users of Path Workbench in FreeCAD, here’s an introduction to the Contour Operation
Dogfooding with FreeCAD Path
“Eating your own dog food, also called dogfooding, is a slang term used to reference a scenario in which a company uses its own product to validate the quality and capabilities of the product” I have a whole pile of old Altoid tins that I use to store small screws and such. The tins had…
FreeCAD Path Workbench – Big Vision and Baby Steps.
For the last few months I’ve been helping out with a side project to write a CAM workbench for FreeCAD. Being a not-very-good programmer, I’ve focused on cheer-leading, testing, and trying to stay out of the way. The project has come a long way, but it will still be a long time before the average…