Where to from here?

[appicnc]

Hello group


I have been asked by a professional aircraft designer ( R/C UAV ) to machine a Rhino 3D nosecone ( I have helped these blokes out with access to a flying field in country Australia ).

I am sort of comfortable with 2D stuff, ( export dxf's to Mach 2/3 ), I am not sure how to go from 2 to 3D, I am not sure how to make a Gcode file that Mach will read, I have been sniffing around and it seems like V-carve Pro can make the gcode file, as this is basically a hobby I am reluctant to spend $$$'s to find that I can't use it to generate the code.

Any suggestions as to where I should go from here, BTW I have a homemade machine of about 1200mm by 600mm by 200mm and am ready to go.

Is there a service that will generate the code if a drawing is sent to them??

Thanks for your help.

Ed Pinder

[turmite]

Ed I am the US reseller for Madcam which is a cam plugin for Rhino. It has the capability to do what you need. Contact me via pm with an email address and we will see if we can help.

Mike

[ger21]

Vectric's Cut3D and MeshCAM are 2 fairly inexpensive 3D CAM programs. There is also FreeMill at www.cncportal.com for free, but it doesn't give you much control.

[Boatcompany]

Rhino works well with Bobcad V22. Tool path from bobcad works well with Mach3.