Solved: Rope pattern within selected area...

pytlowany.michael · ‎10-07-2020

Ok. Its been 3 days and I cannot figure it out for myself so I give up and am asking for some help. I have a CNC machine and I am making an effort at creating my own file to carve. I am making a music stand backboard. I have sketched the shape I want the backboard to be, now I would like the boarder to be carved like a rope. Please someone help, I am stumped and will be eternally indebted. Thank you!!!!!

davebYYPCU · ‎10-07-2020

My stab at it, you can edit the features, but the time it takes for small adjustments is up to you,

I found that overlapping the path would bring errors. You may get tighter coils if you make one revolution, and pattern it on a path. Not sure.

I would be relying on CAM to not get the cutter right into the valleys to finish it off.

File link (too big to attach) https://a360.co/30KZEUe

Might help....

pytlowany.michael · ‎10-07-2020

This is great! Thank you so much! Do you happen to know of any videos that might help me with designing CNC/CAM?

davebYYPCU · ‎10-07-2020

Not sure what you need to see, this library has a bit of everything,

https://www.youtube.com/user/AutodeskFusion360/videos

Might help....