I found the best way to define work offsets is to first model the stock like you want it positioned inside the model part (you can make it transparent) then create a sketch with a zero point and a line going away from that zero point in both x and y directions on the plane you wish to set your offset. Next I create a coordinate system with xy&z pointing in the proper direction using the sketch we just created. And lastly in the setup page you can define the stock from a solid and define the work offset by selecting a coordinate system. Works well for me..after its setup you can hide all the sketches to clean things up..
Thanks for the tip, I did some adaptive on the CamWorks software, but the file sizes were absurdly huge. I think HSMWorks does better, but with my little gantry mill, I can't use full tool depth, the machine is just not stiff enough. Still, adaptive would let me move faster and with more consistent tool loads, always a good thing. Thanks again.
Well, the thing is that CAM software does not change that much. A large code-base like a CAM program is pretty much un-maintainable, ask any programmer about what happens when you get over a few hundred thousand lines of code. So I would stick with my picks from 2020, HSMWorks for me and the subscription, SolidCAM for best function, but expensive, and I am sure I would still not like MasterCAM at all. Plus, I doubt some of the companies would give me another trial version to evaluate. I would be interested to see if VisualCAM got more capabilities, and less buggy, it was by far the easiest program to use.
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I found the best way to define work offsets is to first model the stock like you want it positioned inside the model part (you can make it transparent) then create a sketch with a zero point and a line going away from that zero point in both x and y directions on the plane you wish to set your offset. Next I create a coordinate system with xy&z pointing in the proper direction using the sketch we just created. And lastly in the setup page you can define the stock from a solid and define the work offset by selecting a coordinate system. Works well for me..after its setup you can hide all the sketches to clean things up..
Great idea, thanks for the tip, and the comment.
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Thanks, I wish my Spanish was better. I worked next to a shop with several Spanish speakers, and all I picked up was the swear words! (And cerveza).
@@Rako_Studios don't worry
Using the "Adaptive Clearing" will simplify that pocket. learn to use that tool and it will save your time and tools.
Thanks for the tip, I did some adaptive on the CamWorks software, but the file sizes were absurdly huge. I think HSMWorks does better, but with my little gantry mill, I can't use full tool depth, the machine is just not stiff enough. Still, adaptive would let me move faster and with more consistent tool loads, always a good thing. Thanks again.
can we have CAM QUEST 2022?
Well, the thing is that CAM software does not change that much. A large code-base like a CAM program is pretty much un-maintainable, ask any programmer about what happens when you get over a few hundred thousand lines of code. So I would stick with my picks from 2020, HSMWorks for me and the subscription, SolidCAM for best function, but expensive, and I am sure I would still not like MasterCAM at all. Plus, I doubt some of the companies would give me another trial version to evaluate. I would be interested to see if VisualCAM got more capabilities, and less buggy, it was by far the easiest program to use.
@@Rako_Studios thanks