projecting text onto a cone surface (mc 9.1)

[cherokeechief79]

i have a surface that is ,say 10 in long with a 5 in radius on one end and a 8 in radius on the other.this is in the x axis not z (up and down)i created text above the part and used surface project to get the toolpath onto the part.it works great and looks good in backplot but i cant get the cone to show up in verify.ive saved parts out as stls after verify but never before.when it prompts for stock can i somehow use the surface i created as the stock?or can i somehow save the surface as an stl before it is cut?

thanks

mark

[Ocean Lacky™]

just run a dummy toolpath....Say, a raster toolpath. Verify it and save it as an STL. Use the saved STL file as stock when you verify your engraving

[cherokeechief79]

sorry but im a little confused.

wont i have to actually "cut" the surface before i can save it out to an stl?

[Ocean Lacky™]

That's correct! Verify the dummy toolpath and save THAT as an STL, and then use that same STL file as Stock when you verify your engraving or text.

[bigjohn]

Is this millturn? Mill rotary?

[cherokeechief79]

no im not using millturn or rotary.i can surface machine the side i need and then save that but i thought there might be an easier way.thanks for the help!

[Slydman]

Also you could create a solid of your surface then in file/converters/stl/write ascii and save it on data folder, you will get an stl file.

 

After from verify/configure, check files and choose your previously saved files in stl format

[cherokeechief79]

sweet!

i didnt know i could do that.ill give it a shot tomorrow!