Sketches for toolpaths

[sendithard]

Is the go to best practice for creating sketches for making tool paths to simply use MC sketch tools?  Or is there a way to import these from your CAD program using a step or dxf file?  I've only been using fusion cad/cam so it is quite nice to have the integrated ability to show sketches in the cam package.  Thanks.

[#Rekd™]

If you have a CAD file then import it, if you don’t have a CAD file you need to create geometry to drive your toolpaths.

[sendithard]

I have plenty of CAD files, I was curious if anyone in here sometimes drives toolpaths with sketches when advantageous. I don't see a way to pipe in the sketches from a step file of any other means. I'm thinking you need to make the sketched lines/splines/arcs using a level and with MC's tools.  If there is a way to import in these lines, arcs, etc. I am interested.

 

Thanks.

[JParis]

If you can export them as a dxf file perhaps, that'll get it done

[#Rekd™]

2 hours ago, sendithard said:

I don't see a way to pipe in the sketches from a step file of any other means. I'm thinking you need to make the sketched lines/splines/arcs using a level and with MC's tools.  If there is a way to import in these lines, arcs, etc. I am interested.

You can create curves on single or all edges when importing a non-native solid model. You can also drive the toolpath from the solid, I am old school so I avoid the solid selection when possible!

[Newbeeee™]

If...IF your solid geo is correct (modelled nominal etc), it always makes sense to import that.

Why spend time re-drawing things that are already created?

And if the solid isn't on nominal, the push pull commands in the model prep really are first class, for "tweaking" faces.