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Category: Path

Video Series Part 7 (Preferences) is out

2018-06-08Sliptonic Leave a comment

Diving into Preferences, Job Templates, and Setup Sheets.  Learn how to fine tune your Path workflow for maximum awesome.  

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New video tutorial series for FreeCAD Path workbench

2018-03-02Sliptonic Leave a comment

FreeCAD version 17 is almost ready to be released.  It will have a thoroughly overhauled CAM workbench called ‘Path’.  I’ve done some videos and posts about this workbench over the last year or so and it has come a long way. I’m starting a new video tutorial series which will be more thorough and give…

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Using FreeCAD to engrave on a rotary axis.

2018-02-112018-02-11Sliptonic Leave a comment

FreeCAD Path doesn’t have a 4th Axis operation (yet) but certain kinds of things should still be possible. For example, engraving or pocketing on a cylindrical surface. I’ve seen other software, both open-source and commercial, that allow the user to map a linear axis to a rotary axis. I decided to try writing a ‘Dressup’…

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First steps toward simulation in Path

2017-09-17Sliptonic Leave a comment

User Shaise has been doing some very cool stuff simulating Path operations. Check out the video to see an example

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A little bit about Path Start Points.

2017-07-09Sliptonic Leave a comment
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Adding support for Arch Panels in FreeCAD Path.

2017-03-22Sliptonic Leave a comment

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…

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Introduction to Creating FreeCAD Paths with Python

2017-02-142017-02-21Sliptonic 3 Comments

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

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Introduction to the DogBone Dressup

2017-01-11Sliptonic Leave a comment

Dogbone dressup modifies inside-corner cuts to remove material missed by a cylindrical cutter.

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Introduction to Path Mill-Face Operation

2017-01-04Sliptonic Leave a comment

Mill Facing adds additional functionality to the FreeCAD Path Workbench.

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Introduction to Path Contour Operation

2017-01-04Sliptonic Leave a comment

For users of Path Workbench in FreeCAD, here’s an introduction to the Contour Operation

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