NigeEss
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| posted on 4/3/10 at 11:13 AM |
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Many Thanks Mr W7DE
Ordered some odd shapes cut from 3mm steel from Andyw7de a few days ago and
just arrived 
Very nicely done Sir 
[Edited on 4/3/10 by NigeEss]
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andyw7de
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| posted on 4/3/10 at 01:06 PM |
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You are very welcome
Thanks for the business
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StevieB
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| posted on 4/3/10 at 05:32 PM |
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Out of interest, what format do you need files in to be able to cut anything out?
Would the files the eMachine Shop produces be ok?
I may have need for nicely cut out things for my next pkanned build
ETA:
Is it feasible to be able to make a tempklate from card then have a steel or ali piece made to match? That would probably make life easier in terms
of getting some brackets right.
[Edited on 4/3/10 by StevieB]
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NigeEss
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| posted on 4/3/10 at 09:54 PM |
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.dxf is the norm AFAIK and that's what I sent.
What does eMachine produce ?
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andyw7de
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 09:09 AM |
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As Nige says really, the best format for us is either .dwg of .dxf
That being said a simple sketch with lots of dimensions is usually good enough
Templates can be a pain as trying to match curves is not easy.
What ever format we get we need to produce an .nc file which our software does from a .dxf file
hope this helps
cheers
Andy
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StevieB
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 06:10 PM |
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Turns out that you can export from eMachineShop to AutoCAD .dxf format.
That said, I did an A Level quite a few years ago in Geometrical Engineering using the old fashioned drawing board method and am a lot more
comfortable with this!
I do intent to get round to acquiring/learning AutoCAD and SolidWorks one day, whenever I can find a version cheap enough...
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40inches
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 10:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by StevieB
I do intent to get round to acquiring/learning AutoCAD and SolidWorks one day, whenever I can find a version cheap enough...
Try DeltaCad, I've got AutoCad, but use DeltaCad because it is far easier to get to grips with.
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