Aspire: Difference between revisions

Software
Associated Tools	ShopBot 3-Axis CNC Mill; ShopBot 5-Axis CNC Mill; Tormach 1100 Personal CNC Milling Machine;
Documentation	documentation info not entered
PCs	IOT Room PC (IoT Innovation Lab); VPN PC (N/A);

Latest revision as of 07:56, 2024 August 22

CAM software we use to generate toolpaths for CNC machines.

edit these instructions at Instructions:Aspire
This is a spot for information about Vectric Aspire.

Create new part
1. Stock setup opens by default
2. Material X and Y dimensions: align long dimension of stock with X (long) axis of ShopBot for convenience
3. Material thickness: measure with calipers
4. Z zero: suggest zero to bottom of stock (top of spoilboard) to reduce impact of measuring errors
Import DXF
Resize and position DXF
Check DXF for open loops
Tool setup
Pocket cuts
Profile cuts
1. Inside/Outside/On
2. Tabs
Drill
Preview
Export
1. SBP inch

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-|associated_tools=ShopBot 3-Axis CNC Mill; ShopBot 5-Axis CNC Mill
+|associated_tools=ShopBot 3-Axis CNC Mill; ShopBot 5-Axis CNC Mill; Tormach 1100 Personal CNC Milling Machine
 |general_purpose=CAM software we use to generate toolpaths for CNC machines.
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+[[Fusion360]] is the preferred alternative to {{PAGENAME}} for the  [[Tormach 1100 Personal CNC Milling Machine]].
-  * Do we use this for the [[Tormach 1100 Personal CNC Milling Machine]] as well? If not, take that out but then we should document what we do use for it. [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] ([[User talk:Ttenbergen|talk]]) 23:20, 2024 August 16 (CDT)}}

Software
Associated Tools	ShopBot 3-Axis CNC Mill ShopBot 5-Axis CNC Mill Tormach 1100 Personal CNC Milling Machine
Documentation	documentation info not entered
PCs	IOT Room PC (IoT Innovation Lab) VPN PC (N/A)