Can MeshCAM do 4 or more sided milling?

[digits]

Hi, I've just started playing with MeshCAM (with DesignCAD) and I am trying to decide whether or not to buy it before Sept 1!

I have a number of machine parts with holes through them, all parallel to the X,Y or Z axes.

Can I use MeshCAM to generate individual tool-paths for each face by rotating the parts to the desired face as I import them, and then setting the max cut depth to 1/2 the depth of that side of the stock?

Thanks.

[ger21]

You should be able to. You can also rotate the part 90 degrees in DesignCAD and bring each "side" into MeshCAM seperately.

[digits]

Originally Posted by ger21 You should be able to. You can also rotate the part 90 degrees in DesignCAD and bring each "side" into MeshCAM seperately.

Thanks - I think it would be easier to do the rotation in MeshCAM as the dxf's DesignCAD spits out won't load into MeshCAM without a pass through accutrans.

[digits]

Well, I guess it's time I found out the answer to this myself! I will let you know what happens - though I suspect the hard part will be coming up with a clamping solution

[harryn]

Hi - were you able to find a solution ?

[ger21]

It might not have when this thread started, but MeshCAM can do indexed 4th axis, so it can output code for as many sides as you want.