Qcadcam

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Mmj
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Qcadcam

Post by Mmj » Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:21 pm

Hi from the UK. I am a new member and new to the Qcad software. I have a 3 axis cnc milling machine but as I understand it Qcad is only 2d. A lot of the work that I do requires 3 axis interpolation (spherical rads) . Can Qcad cam create toolpaths to machine spherical roads using ball nosed endmills.
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Re: Qcadcam

Post by andrew » Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:07 pm

No. QCAD/CAM can only process 2D paths (X/Y) at different Z levels. Please refer also to our QCAD/CAM tutorial at:
https://qcad.org/en/tutorial-qcad-cam
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