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It was just a file I drew very similar to the attachment shown, and deleted after playing. I had been using Qcad to import features that need to be converted to polylines (like ellipses), maybe not such a good idea.
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SheetCAM, most G code output, and things like my PCB design package (Protel, my day job) can only deal directly with lines and circular arcs, hence my interest in that. Ultimately, you will find what works best for you, and that may be different than what works for me.I found that the DXFs view correctly in the SolidWorks model viewer and Alibre, so it's Qcad that is working incorrectly, screenshot attached along with shot of the original (1600*1200 sorry). I think that you will find as you get into CNC, that there is a lot of experimentation that goes on. He can certainly explain it better than I can. I have watched Rob Bell's video, and he certainly has put a great deal of time into this topic, as Bill also mentioned. I know I'm not making myself totally clear, but I hope I'm getting the point across. For example, to cut a tenon on the Bot is much easier using a 2D toolpath than generating a 3D toolpath.
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I use it in a more limited fashion to generate parts for toolpathing on the Bot.Īlthough you can export a 3D file from Sketchup, and ultimately create a toolpath from that file with CAM software like Cut3D, the result is much more inefficient, at least in my kind of work, than working with 2D files. I use it primarily as a design tool, and it is excellent for client demonstration purposes.
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I use the pro version, and the only difference between it and the free version is the export capabilities, as mentioned by others in this thread. For what I do, furniture design and construction, it is an excellent option. Sketchup is certainly not the ideal program for modeling certain types of 3D objects. I think Bill summarized the issues very well. We also use SketchUp in a limited manner and export our Alibre models to SketchUp for texturing and rendering, and allowing customers to do room layout with our cabinetry models.
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The lengthy demo time of the Pro version can then be used only to output your DXF and other formats for your use, until you determine if SketchUp is right for you.
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If you have two computers you can install the free version of SketchUp on one computer and learn how to use it, and the Pro version on another. Alibre Design is a powerful CAD program created for doing design work and well suited for woodworking design. We began using Alibre because we were discouraged by the limited capabilities of most cabinet software and the price that was out of the range of the small one man shop and hobbyist. Contact us via this forum or our website as we are always glad to help new users get started with Alibre. We have also posted other woodworking related instructional material on the Instructables website under the CAD group: Īny new software takes some effort to learn, but you will not have to spend any money to find out if Alibre is right for your use. We are glad to answer specific questions on how to use Alibre Design, and we have a video tutorial on how to design a Keepsake Box on our website: This video requires the BBFlashback player whose link is on our Links page. But, you would be amazed at some of the stuff we design that can be cut with ShopBot's PartWorks. Faster and simpler than reading this explanation.Īlibre is not well suited to items where PartWorks 3D / Cut3D is your software of choice. You simply re-output the DXF again, and map the tool to that same layer in PartWorks. If you need another size rectangle, you modify the Length and Width of the Alibre model and when you open the drawing, the profile layer information resizes to match the new size of the model.
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For example if you want to cut a 9x12' rectangle and you create a layered DXF file with the 'profile' layer for cutting the outline, you can then specify a tool for that layers geometry in PartWorks. The nice thing about using layered DXF files is that the toolpathing changes with the change in the design. You can also create layered DXF files, which will make changes to your design even simpler to toolpath. You then create a drawing from that solid model, and can then export the drawing output to a DXF file for cutting in PartWorks or VCarve Pro. Alibre is a 3D Solid parametric (you can use formulas and equations) modeler in which you create a solid model of your design or part.
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The Xpress version is free and should be adequate for needs from Hobby to light professional use. For modeling Cabinetry and other part that use mainly a profile/outline cuts and pockets, we use Alibre Design.