getting these files into vector for cnc wood milling

[Anonymous]

can someone help me get this into a format so i can get it cnc milled its wooden and is going to be cut onto a router the company requires vector format.

wooden console shell v1 is 2 parts really cut in half long ways

and the other file is two sided cuts

[etfrench]

What is the specific format needed?

[Anonymous]

dfx or dwg ive tried doing dfx but for some reason it doesnt come out right maybe im doing it wrong

[etfrench]

 You can export a sketch by right clicking on the sketch in the Browser, then selecting 'Save as DXF'.  I'm puzzled how the router will be able to interpret the 2D file to get the 3D information.

[Anonymous]

They typically machine in n 2.5 D so the programmer will literally type in the cut depth for each region.

I do this when I want to use vcarve pro for some quick and simple router work.

[Anonymous]

thats exactly what im trying to get but for some reason geting it translated is not working for me. can someone help me to get these to work in vcarve

[Anonymous]

This video may help

https://youtu.be/KcxkXXwutNI

[etfrench]

I'd create the gCode in Fusion 360 CAM to show the router owner how easy it is to work in 3d   You just need to know what post processor to use for their router.

[Anonymous]

Sure it may be "easy"... but as someone who owns f360, vcarve and a CNC router...vcarve pro is much easier sometimes. This is especially true for 2.5D work, textures and certain aesthetic applications.

The best analogy I can think of is...

I can use my cnc router to cut a 1x4 into 6" sections...that's pretty easy actually. But it's much easier to just use a chop saw so I will always pick the chop saw first.

They are 2 different tools for a very different job.

[daniel_lyall]

Your model needs a bit of repair work, to pull a dxf of it how it is you need to do it as a projection onto a work plane then it works fine 

this pick is from Vcarve pro

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It will help you a lot to go through the learning and have a look at these videos in here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo29kn3d9ziFUZGZ50VKvWA

[etfrench]

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@Anonymous wrote:


I can use my cnc router to cut a 1x4 into 6" sections...that's pretty easy actually. But it's much easier to just use a chop saw so I will always pick the chop saw first.

They are 2 different tools for a very different job.

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I'd still use the CNC because I know the final dimensions of each block will be exactly (within tolerances) of what I programmed vs. a chop saw where I'd have to make several trial cuts checking both the length and whether or not the cut was square, etc..