Verisurf STL entity

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

If anyone makes toolpaths on STL files, you will be happy to know that the Verisurf REVERSE product has a free STL mesh entity that can be saved into the Mastercam database, you can also read in an STL file from the Mastercam File Open menu.

 

 

 

I added the Verisurf X2MR2 Install on the Beta site.

 

After the Beta testers tell me it works good, then I will make it avalable.

 

Ernie

 

[ 12-07-2007, 09:58 AM: Message edited by: Verisurf - Ernie Husted ]

[billystein]

that's a cute bunny.

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

Now you can mill the bunny.

[cadcam]

Ernie this makes it easer to machine STL's I still see the need for my comapny for the UG and if this makes working with STL's easer and better and even for view them this is a MUST for them.

Should I contact you about this this week?

 

Thanks Jay

 

PS you ever use Solid-view for viewing file's or even heard of it?

http://www.solidview.com/

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

Hi Jay,

 

I think I looked at Solid-view in the past.

Why would I use Solid-view when I have Mastercam Design?

 

Did you try out the new Verisurf X2MR2 install? If not the link is located on the Beta forum.

 

The UGRead for X2 MR2 supports NX5 plus FD&T now.

 

I can use some help making demo videos, if you’re interested give me a call.

 

Ernie

[cadcam]

I will call this week and also download the info.

The company I keep talking about I work with makes the Solid _veiw software, thats all. Was wondering if you had seen it.

 

Thanks and talk soon.

 

Jay

[Trevor Bailey]

looks good ernie...i have another challenge for you. it is nice that we can now see a shaded STL model for machining, but even with the file that you show, there will be undercuts every where. so here is my challenge(request) to you.......since we now have a shaded model, how about a utility to create "slices" of that model to be machined individually, then once all parts machined, the user can stack them back together.

 

i have a dental customer that machines nothing but STL files and this utility would save him huge amounts of time. he makes full bone structures of the mouth, teeth, etc.... he is getting a 5ax machine soon, but for now, he is having to come up with some pretty crazy set ups.

 

what are your thoughts?

[Trevor Bailey]

when i try to use the slice tool, nothing happens. i took one model and tried to create slices at .5 distance, minimum slices of 3 and nothing happened. am i missing something? if it does actually slice the model, does it add each slice to a seperate level? or can it?

[Trevor Bailey]

i figured out the slice tool. it only gives curves. will it ever be able to actually slice one model at a given increment to give you mulitiple pieces of the said model?

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

Trevor,

 

Your right slicing up the model into multiple pieces would be very useful for 5-axis Toolpaths. We can do that!

 

I think we need to do this after we add a tool that makes a cutter offset mesh; otherwise we will see gouge marks at the seams. What do you think?

 

What else would you like to see added?

 

Ernie

[Trevor Bailey]

for what you have right now ernie, i think this tool is going to be great. just having hte ability to actually make multiple parts files from one, add them to seperate levels, machine them all seperately and then when finished, glue them all back together.....makes me all "giddy" to think about it.

 

oh, did i mention the fact that we can now SEE the actual STL file that we want to machine......very nice.

[Michael Sullivan]

Will this utility allow you to edit/filter large stl files in order to reduce the size of them making them easier for Mastercam to digest?

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

And did you realize that the STL mesh can be saved in the MCX file?

 

Ernie

[Michael Sullivan]

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