Once these are set run the 'postprocessor' to generate the required G-code.3. Open/import the drawing as a DXF, HPGL or Excellon file into the CAM program andset up your tooling sizes and cutting operations. Create your part/design in either a CAD package or an 'art' application like Corel Draw.2. There are normally three or four steps in an圜AD/CAM process:1. The information below is intended to be a guide to the optimal steps in theprocess from drawing to compiled G-code. Blue text is a 'hot link' which will take you to therelevant section of the document.Work flowNew users are sometimes confused as to the 'correct' way to get SheetCam to manipulate theirdrawings/files. Clicking on a line itemin the 'Index' will take you that specific topic. Clicking ona line item in the 'Table of Contents' will take you to that specific page.
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and the part can be rotated in threedimensions in the view panel to check for errors prior to machining.Document navigationThis PDF file has been created to make navigation to relevant information easier for the user.Please use the 'Bookmarks' on the left to jump to specific chapters and sub-sections.
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SheetCam can also allow for parts that arenot aligned perfectly along the machine axes by aligning the drawing to the actual part.SheetCam will show cutter paths, rapid moves, layers etc. Custom post processorscan also be written to cope with non-standard applications.SheetCam will allow the nesting of parts and has features for copying, duplicating, rotating andmirroring parts to reduce wastage to the minimum.
#SHEETCAM SHAPES PLUGIN CODE#
IntroductionWelcome to SheetCam, an affordable but powerful 2 1/2 D CAM program.SheetCam has been designed to fill a niche in the CAM marketplace by providing an easy to useapplication for machining 'sheet' goods (metal plates, plastic sheets, thin woods etc.) It willgenerate the required code for inside and outside contours, pockets and drilling cycles and willwork with milling machines, routers, engravers and plasma cutters.SheetCam accepts data in the form of DXF files (CAD drawings), HPGL files (line art), SVGfiles, G-code drawings and Excellon files (circuit boards) and has several, configurable, postprocessors to meet the needs of the many control packages available.